Dividends: meaning, definitions and examples
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dividends
[ หdษชv.ษช.dษndz ]
financial
Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to shareholders.
Synonyms
Which Synonym Should You Choose?
| Word | Description / Examples |
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| dividends |
Use this term when referring to the distribution of a portion of a company's earnings to its shareholders, usually in the form of cash payments or additional shares.
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Examples of usage
- Many investors rely on dividends as a source of income.
- Companies with consistent dividend payments are often seen as stable investments.
mathematics
In mathematics, a dividend is the number that is divided by another number in a division problem. It is the quantity to be divided.
Synonyms
number being divided, numerator.
Which Synonym Should You Choose?
| Word | Description / Examples |
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| dividends |
This word is commonly used in finance and business to refer to payments made by a corporation to its shareholders out of its profits or reserves.
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| number being divided |
This phrase is used in mathematics to describe the number that is being divided by another number in a division operation. It is usually simpler and more straightforward, especially for beginners.
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| numerator |
This term is used in mathematics to refer to the top number in a fraction, which represents the number of parts out of the whole, described by the denominator.
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Examples of usage
- In the equation 15 รท 3 = 5, 15 is the dividend.
- The dividend must be divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
Translations
Translations of the word "dividends" in other languages:
๐ต๐น dividendos
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฒเคพเคญเคพเคเคถ
๐ฉ๐ช Dividenden
๐ฎ๐ฉ dividen
๐บ๐ฆ ะดะธะฒัะดะตะฝะดะธ
๐ต๐ฑ dywidendy
๐ฏ๐ต ้ ๅฝ้ (haitoukin)
๐ซ๐ท dividendes
๐ช๐ธ dividendos
๐น๐ท temettรผ
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐฐ๋น๊ธ (baedang-geum)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฃุฑุจุงุญ ุงูุฃุณูู
๐จ๐ฟ dividendy
๐ธ๐ฐ dividendy
๐จ๐ณ ่กๆฏ (gวxรญ)
๐ธ๐ฎ dividende
๐ฎ๐ธ arรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะดะธะฒะธะดะตะฝะดัะตั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dividendlษr
๐ฒ๐ฝ dividendos
Etymology
The term 'dividends' originated from the Latin word 'dividendum', which means 'thing to be divided'. The concept of dividends in corporations dates back to the early 1600s when the Dutch East India Company paid the first recorded dividend in history. Over the centuries, dividends have become an essential part of both financial and mathematical contexts.
See also: dividable, divide, divided, dividend, divider, dividers, dividing, divisible, division, divisive, divisor, divisors, misdivide, redivide, subdivide, subdivision, undivided.