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dividend en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/

Etymology

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.

Meanings

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... 1861, Laws of Pennsylvania of the Session of 1861, page 511:
   • Quarterly or annual dividend payments provide good income streams for investors who need cash in the short-term. And for those playing the longer game, dividends can be reinvested to buy even more shares in those same companies. 2022 September 14, Paul R. La Monica, “As markets wobble, buy the stocks that pay you back”, in CNN Business:
2. A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
   • In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.
3. (figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
   • 'Why not: you, Elvira, will shortly pay a dividend, that is, have a child.' 2016, Christina Stead, The Beauties and Furies, page 163:
   • His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.
   • The United States is not the only country where xenophobia pays dividends for politicians. 2021 March 19, Frida Ghitis, “The GOP’s xenophobia is fueling toxic culture of hate”, in CNN:
   • That blood and pain paid a dividend, too, even when the subject wasn't a sorcerer. 2012, Cameron Haley, Retribution:
   • The money I'd spent on getting scuba certified was about to pay a dividend. My half-baked escape plan came together. 2014, Bobby Adair, Slow Burn: Dead Fire, Book 4::

Forms

Deriveds

demographic dividend · high-dividend yield trap · dividend reinvestment program · peace dividend · cum dividend · dividend stripping · dividend king · dividend trap · dividend reinvestment plan · high dividend yield trap · dividend equalisation reserve · ex dividend · dividend value trap · dividendless · splividend · predividend · pay dividends · liar's dividend · dividend queen

Hyponyms

special dividend · regular dividend (finance: pro rata payment)

Translations (112)

de Dividende (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sh djeljenik (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ro deîmpărțit (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ar مَقْسُوم (arithmetic: a number or expression) · be дывідэ́нд (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · cs dělenec (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ja 被除数 (arithmetic: a number or expression) · hu osztalék (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ca dividend (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · nb utbytte (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · fa بخش (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ko 배당 (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · hy բաժանելի (arithmetic: a number or expression) · tr bölünen (arithmetic: a number or expression) · hu haszon (beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)) · fi osinko (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · hy շահաբաժին (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · eo dividendo (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · bg дели́мо (arithmetic: a number or expression) · pl plon (beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)) · fr dividende (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · cs poměrný díl ze zisku (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · bg дивиде́нт (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · fa مقسوم (arithmetic: a number or expression) · id dividen (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · be дзялі́мае (arithmetic: a number or expression) · sl dividenda (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · tt дивиденд (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · tg дивиденд (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sk dividenda (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · az bölünən (arithmetic: a number or expression) · cmn 紅利 /红利 (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ca dividend (arithmetic: a number or expression) · pt dividendo (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ast dividendu (arithmetic: a number or expression) · hi लाभांश (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · uk дивіде́нд (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sk delenec (arithmetic: a number or expression) · mk дивиде́нда (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · cmn 被除數 /被除数 (arithmetic: a number or expression) · uk ді́лене (arithmetic: a number or expression) · fr dividende (arithmetic: a number or expression) · eu dibidendu (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · hu gyümölcs (beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)) · it dividendo (arithmetic: a number or expression) · be дзе́ліва (arithmetic: a number or expression) · yi דיווידענד (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · et dividend (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · fi jako-osuus (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · cs dividenda (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · el διαιρετέος (arithmetic: a number or expression) · he דִּיבִידֶנְד (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · el μέρισμα (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sv dividend (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ja 配当金 (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · hu osztandó (arithmetic: a number or expression) · de Dividend (arithmetic: a number or expression) · nn utbyte (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · bg дивидент (beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)) · es dividendo (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ko 배당금 (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · nl dividend (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · pl dzielna (arithmetic: a number or expression) · sw gawio (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · it dividendo (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · pt dividendo (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ky дивиденд (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · is arður (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ceb bahinon (arithmetic: a number or expression) · tr kâr payı (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · fa بخشیده (arithmetic: a number or expression) · th เงินปันผล (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · fa سود سهام (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · pl dywidenda (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sv återbäring (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · hy դիվիդենտ (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sv utdelning (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · gl dividendo (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ja 配当 (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ko 피제수 (arithmetic: a number or expression) · uz dividend (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sh dividenda (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ar حِصَّة (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · kk дивиденд (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · cs plody (beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)) · ky бөлүнүүчү (arithmetic: a number or expression) · is deilistofn (arithmetic: a number or expression) · lv dividende (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ms dividen (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · tl hatiin (arithmetic: a number or expression) · es dividendo (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · pl tantiema (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · hu előny (beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)) · nn utbytte (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · tg ҳаққи саҳм (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · cmn 股息 (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · pl płód (beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)) · da udbytte (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · az dividend (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · nl deeltal (arithmetic: a number or expression) · id untung sero (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ka გასაყოფი (arithmetic: a number or expression) · ru дели́мое (arithmetic: a number or expression) · cs podíl na zisku (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · lt dividendas (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · fi jaettava (arithmetic: a number or expression) · mk деленик (arithmetic: a number or expression) · vi cổ tức (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ro dividend (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ru дивиде́нд (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · ka დივიდენდი (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) · sv dividend (arithmetic: a number or expression)

dividend en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/

Etymology

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To pay out a dividend.
   • Therefore, $125 million of 1983 Preferred Shares (Blue Jay) would be tendered for retirement with $135 million of the $370 million dividended up to Blue Jay. 2007, Kevin K. Boeh, Paul W. Beamish, Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases, page 324:
   • 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 […] 1997, Shareholder Rights, Oppression and Good Faith, page 40:

Forms

Relateds

successor · × ×... = (multiplication, factorization; factor) · + +... = (addition, summation) · √ = (root extraction; degree) · − = (subtraction) · × = (multiplication, factorization; multiplier) · + = (addition, summation) · Or sometimes (numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient) · = (exponentiation; base) · ÷ = (division; dividend) · log(base) = (logarithmization)