dividend
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/
Forms: dividends
dividend means: Money a company pays to people who own its shares, usually from its profits.
noun
Money a company pays to people who own its shares, usually from its profits.
- The company paid a dividend.
- Shareholders received larger dividends this year.
- Will the bank increase its annual dividend?
A good result that comes from time, effort, or money spent earlier.
- Better health was an unexpected dividend of walking to work.
- The dividend from years of practice was greater confidence.
- Each useful contact represented a future dividend from the course.
The number you divide by another number in a calculation.
- The dividend in this calculation is twenty.
- Divide the dividend by four.
- Which number is the dividend in this problem?
Questions about dividend
What does dividend mean?
Money a company pays to people who own its shares, usually from its profits.
What is dividend in other languages?
Türkçe: temettü · Español: dividendo · Français: dividende · Deutsch: Dividende · Italiano: dividendo · 日本語: 配当
How do you pronounce dividend?
It is pronounced /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/.
How do you use dividend in a sentence?
The company paid a dividend. Shareholders received larger dividends this year.
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