Thesaurus: dividend

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1. n. 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; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.
2. n. A number or quantity which is to be divided.
3. n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
4. n. a number to be divided by another number
5. n. a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
6. 1. 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; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate. 2. (Math.) A number or quantity which is to be divided.
7. n:100 n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly n. a number to be divided by another number n. a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)