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Definition of Dividend

1. Noun. That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly.

2. Noun. A number to be divided by another number.

3. Noun. A bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus).

Definition of Dividend

1. n. 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.

Definition of Dividend

1. a quantity to be divided [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dividend

1. 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. A number or quantity which is to be divided. Origin: L. Dividendum thing to be divided, neut. Of the gerundive of dividere: cf. F. Dividende. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dividend

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