dividend

[US]/ˈdɪvɪdend/
[UK]/ˈdɪvɪdend/
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Translation

n. share of profits distributed by a company to its shareholders; number to be divided; bonus

Phrases & Collocations

dividend payment

quarterly dividend

dividend yield

cash dividend

special dividend

dividend reinvestment

stock dividend

dividend policy

dividend distribution

dividend income

interim dividend

final dividend

dividend rate

dividend tax

Example Sentences

it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed.

the dividend will be paid without deduction of tax.

What dividend did you receive?

the club's youth policy would pay dividends in the future.

an annual dividend yield of 20 per cent.

all unpaid dividend payments cumulate and are paid when earnings are sufficient.

Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity.

Hard work while you’re young pays dividends later.

Dividends for preferred stock underlie those of common stock.

A dividend paid to shareholders in the form of authorized but hitherto unissued shares.

Brokers annualize a yield on an investment by multiplying weekly dividends by 52 and dividing the answer by the net asset value per share.

The dividend of $5 per share that was paid in 1986 was worth only $2.50 in constant dollars of 1976, when the stock was purchased.

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