Definitions for: Dividend


[n] a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
[n] that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
[n] a number to be divided by another number



Webster (1913) Definition: Div"i*dend, n. [L. dividendum thing to be divided,
neut. of the gerundive of dividere: cf. F. dividende.]
1. A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of
a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute
sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as
appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as
apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a
railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.

2. (Math.) A number or quantity which is to be divided.

See Also: bonus, divvy, earnings, equalizing dividend, extra dividend, incentive, lucre, net, net income, net profit, number, numerator, profit, profits, stock dividend

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