dividend
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
- Specialized
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dividendo
- Why weren't they more prudent in calculating the amount of dividends that they were giving out over the years?
Examples
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Investors eagerly await the announcement of the next dividend from their favorite stock.
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For each program, the approximate amount of net policy dividends as a percentage of premium paid is shown below.
Academic text (1993) -
The interest and dividends generated by this fund are used to support the Society in its many and diverse activities.
Academic text (2010) -
Investors in Starwood Property Trust will be happy with the company's dividend results and policy.
Blog text (19) -
I like the above-average dividend growth potential as well as the low dividend payout ratio.
Blog text (11) -
I believe there's a hike in the dividend tax rate to 44.8%.
Blog text (21) -
Taxes, royalties, and dividends from PDVSA represent roughly 50 percent of all government revenues.
Academic text (1999) -
The company announced that its dividend will be distributed to shareholders at the end of the financial year.
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After reviewing the financial report, she was pleased to learn that the dividend had increased this quarter.
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.6
A payment a company makes to people who own its shares every three months
- Specialized
A payment to shareholders that makes up for losses from a changed dividend schedule
- Specialized
A special payment a company gives people who own its shares when it has extra money
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dividend comes from an old Latin word dividere meaning 'to divide'. It originally meant 'the thing to be divided', so in maths a dividend is the number you divide.