Dividends: meaning, definitions and examples

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dividends

 

[ หˆdษชv.ษช.dษ›ndz ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

financial

Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to shareholders.

Synonyms

earnings, profits, revenue

Examples of usage

  • Many investors rely on dividends as a source of income.
  • Companies with consistent dividend payments are often seen as stable investments.
Context #2 | Noun

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

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น dividendos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเคพเคญเคพเค‚เคถ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Dividenden

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dividen

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะดะธะฒั–ะดะตะฝะดะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dywidendy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้…ๅฝ“้‡‘ (haitoukin)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dividendes

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ dividendos

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท temettรผ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฐฐ๋‹น๊ธˆ (baedang-geum)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃุฑุจุงุญ ุงู„ุฃุณู‡ู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dividendy

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ dividendy

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่‚กๆฏ (gว”xรญ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ dividende

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ arรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะดะธะฒะธะดะตะฝะดั‚ะตั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dividendlษ™r

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,988, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.