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Definition of dividend
1 : an individual share of something distributed: such asa : a share in a pro rata distribution (as of profits) to stockholders Profits are distributed to shareholders as dividends.b : a share of surplus allocated to a policyholder in a participating insurance policy
2a : a resultant return or reward our efforts are finally paying dividendsb : bonus
3a mathematics : a number to be dividedb : a sum or fund to be divided and distributed
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Examples of dividend in a Sentence
Profits are distributed to shareholders as dividends.
the reward money was an unexpected dividend for our good deed
Recent Examples of dividend from the Web
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But other U.S. and European leaders who have sought to cultivate personal ties with the former KGB agent at the helm of Russia for the past 17 years have frequently found that that doesn’t always pay political dividends.
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The art of killing dividendsGeorgia-Pacific had been skimping on capital spending at its pulp mills for years, Jones said.
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Dividends pay for college scholarships, grants and literacy programs.
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That paid obvious dividends for the squad during the season.
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Big U.S. banks plan to increase dividend payouts and share buybacks to their highest levels in years after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved capital plans for all 34 lenders taking part in its annual stress tests.
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The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review is a bureaucratic name for the report that decides if banks can increase dividends, buyback stock or buy a competitor.
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O'Connell said that Louisville Metro’s intervention paid especially high dividends in the debate over the fixed electric service charge.
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His instincts and willingness to embrace risk paid dividends.
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Origin and Etymology of dividend
Middle English divident, from Latin dividendus, gerundive of dividere —see 1divide
Other Economics Terms
DIVIDEND Defined for English Language Learners
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finance : an amount of a company's profits that the company pays to people who own stock in the company
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: an advantage or benefit that you get because of something you have done
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mathematics : a number that is being divided by another number
DIVIDEND Defined for Kids
dividend
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1 : a number to be divided by another number
2 : an amount of a company's profits that is paid to the owners of its stock
Law Dictionary
dividend
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1 : the part of corporate net earnings distributed usually periodically (as quarterly) to stockholders in the form of cash, additional shares, or property either as a set amount per share or a percentage of par value constructive dividend : a benefit (as unreasonable compensation or use of corporate property) or transfer of funds from a corporation to a shareholder that is interpreted by a taxing authority as a dividend cumulative dividend : a dividend distributed to preferred stockholders that is added to and paid with the next payment or future payments if not paid when due extraordinary dividend : a dividend declared in addition to a regular dividend because of unanticipated profits or a nonrecurring increase of revenue
2 : a share of the surplus earnings of a mutual insurance company paid to policyholders either in the form of cash disbursements or through reduction of premiums
3 : a payment disbursed to investors from the income of a mutual fund
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