Dividend: meaning, definitions and examples
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dividend
[ หdษชv.ษช.dend ]
financial
A dividend is a sum of money paid regularly (typically quarterly) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits or reserves.
Synonyms
bonus, earnings distribution, profit share.
Examples of usage
- The company announced a dividend of $0.25 per share.
- Shareholders are happy with the dividend payout this quarter.
mathematics
In division, a dividend is the number that is divided by another number.
Synonyms
number being divided, numerator.
Examples of usage
- In the equation 10 รท 2 = 5, 10 is the dividend.
- After dividing the dividend by the divisor, we get the quotient.
Translations
Translations of the word "dividend" in other languages:
๐ต๐น dividendo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฒเคพเคญเคพเคเคถ
๐ฉ๐ช Dividende
๐ฎ๐ฉ dividen
๐บ๐ฆ ะดะธะฒัะดะตะฝะด
๐ต๐ฑ dywidenda
๐ฏ๐ต ้ ๅฝ้ (haitลkin)
๐ซ๐ท dividende
๐ช๐ธ dividendo
๐น๐ท temettรผ
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐฐ๋น๊ธ (baedang-geum)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนุงุฆุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ dividenda
๐ธ๐ฐ dividenda
๐จ๐ณ ่กๆฏ (gวxฤซ)
๐ธ๐ฎ dividenda
๐ฎ๐ธ arรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะดะธะฒะธะดะตะฝะด
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dividend
๐ฒ๐ฝ dividendo
Etymology
The term 'dividend' originated in late Middle English from the Latin word 'dividendum', which means 'thing to be divided'. Over time, the term evolved to refer to the share of profits distributed to shareholders. In mathematics, the term 'dividend' has been used to denote the number being divided since the 16th century.
See also: dividable, divide, divided, dividends, divider, dividers, dividing, divisible, division, divisive, divisor, divisors, misdivide, redivide, subdivide, subdivision, undivided.