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Dividend
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- 1 A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
"On all dividends which do not exceed six per centum per annum, eight per centum; on dividends exceeding six per centum and not exceeding seven per centum, a tax of nine per centum..."
- 2 a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) wordnet
- 3 A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
"In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42."
- 4 that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly wordnet
- 5 Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.) figuratively
"His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist."
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- 6 a number to be divided by another number wordnet
- 1 To pay out a dividend. transitive
"He held instead that the words "sell or otherwise dispose of" in Clause 2 of the Shareholders' Agreement prevented the dividending of the shares in Hawker Holdings to the shareholders of Hawker Siddeley […]"
Etymology
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.
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