Meaning

3 senses
  1. A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

    Dividende

    дивиде́ндdividénd

    дивіде́ндdyvidénd

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

    In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.

    Dividend

    дели́моеdelímoje

    ді́ленеdílene

    a number to be divided by another number

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

    His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.

Examples

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  1. The bank has raised its dividend by 20%.

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  2. Those are pretty amazing dividends.

    deDas sind ziemlich großartige Dividenden.

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  3. Lying and cheating pay dividends.

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  4. Cash requirements for financing activities consist primarily of long-term debt repayments, interest payments and dividend payments to shareholders.

    deDer Mittelbedarf für Finanzierungstätigkeiten besteht im Wesentlichen aus langfristigen Schuldentilgungen, Zinszahlungen und Dividendenzahlungen an die Aktionäre.

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  5. While some countries are in position to reap a 'demographic dividend,' others must prepare to care for a much older population.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders:
arithmetic: a number or expression:
Русский
By meaning 2
finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders:
arithmetic: a number or expression:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders:
arithmetic: a number or expression:

Origin

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passiv

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.

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