Dividend

Word DIVIDEND
Character 8
Hyphenation div i dend
Pronunciations /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/

Definitions and meanings of "Dividend"

What do we mean by dividend?

A quantity to be divided. noun

A share of profits paid to a stockholder or to a policyholder in a mutual insurance society. noun

A payment pro rata to a creditor of a person adjudged bankrupt. noun

A share of a surplus; a bonus. noun

An unexpected gain, benefit, or advantage. noun

A sum to be divided into equal parts, or one to be distributed proportionately. noun

The share of one of the individuals among whom a sum is so divided; a share or portion. noun

A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors. noun

A number or quantity which is to be divided. noun

A number or expression that is to be divided by another. noun

A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually). noun

That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly noun

A bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) noun

A number to be divided by another number noun

A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).

Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dividend

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The word "dividend" in example sentences

When a company decides not to declare a dividend it is said to _pass its dividend_. ❋ Various (N/A)

Use the product to multiply the dividend, calling the result the _prepared dividend_. ❋ Various (N/A)

An administration official said the dividend is a fair price for the companies to pay in exchange for taxpayer support and would be reexamined only in the context of an overall revamp of housing finance policy next year. ❋ Zachary A. Goldfarb (2010)

Most are easy to find by screening for mutual funds or ETFs by category, or searching for funds with the word "dividend" in their names. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now, these are things, of course, that will make an average Nigerian feel that he's getting what we call dividend of democracy. ❋ Unknown (2005)

What's not fair, it seems to me, is that when the corporation distributes those profits to the shareholders in the form of what they call a dividend, that you tax it again. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Dividends collected with a short term dividend capture strategy fail to meet the necessary holding conditions to receive the favorable tax treatment and are therefore, taxed at the investor's ordinary income tax rate.

The stocks which I classify as dividend growth stocks include the dividend champions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hopes that the peace dividend from the end of the Cold War would finance major new programs in health care, education, and other areas of public need were dashed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Taxpayers are probably better off with a later redemption date since the 8% dividend is attractive. ❋ Meena Thiruvengadam (2010)

That is because there are now more opportunities in dividend-paying stocks than bonds, says co-manager Edward Perks. ❋ Jane J. Kim (2010)

The bond rally has presented relative bargains in dividend-paying stocks. ❋ Ben Levisohn (2010)

It takes into account $1.6 billion in dividend payments to the government. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

The United States spends approximately as much on war as the rest of the world combined, that we never got a peace dividend from the collapse of the Soviet Union twenty years ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The dividend is payable Nov. 15 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 29. ❋ MarketNewsVideo.com (2010)

The absence of a dividend is more than made up by its outstanding relative performance over the last ten years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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