dividend
di·vi·dend
noun
1.
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
Origin
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.
Phrases
- cum dividend
- demographic dividend
- dividend equalisation reserve
- dividend king
- dividend queen
- dividend reinvestment plan
- dividend reinvestment program
- dividend stripping
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