dividend
To pay out a dividendTo pay out a dividend.
» The bank has raised its dividend by 20%.
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1 sensesTo pay out a dividend.
Examples
5 sentencesThe bank has raised its dividend by 20%.
Those are pretty amazing dividends.
deDas sind ziemlich großartige Dividenden. — Yorwba
Lying and cheating pay dividends.
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. — bigfellow68
While some countries are in position to reap a 'demographic dividend,' others must prepare to care for a much older population.
Origin
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passivFrom 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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Forms
dividends, dividending, dividended, dividended| Base form | dividend · to dividend |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dividends |
| Present participle | dividending |
| Past simple | dividended |
| Past participle | dividended |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.