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    Dividend

    Definitions

    1 | noun | that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly 2 | noun | a number to be divided by another number 3 | noun | a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)

    Pronunciation

    d'ivuhd, end (IPA: dˈɪvədˌɛnd)

    Hyphenation

    div-i-dend (8 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1477 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (548 years ago)

    Word origins

    Middle French | Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    dividends

    Narrower terms

    equalizing dividend | extra dividend | stock dividend | numerator

    Broader terms

    earnings | lucre | net | net income | net profit | profit | profits | number | bonus | incentive (total: 10)

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrase

    dividend warrant

    Translations

    Spanish: | dividendo (economics) | dividendo (mathematics) French: | dividende (economics) | dividende (mathematics) Portuguese: | dividendo (economics) | dividendo (mathematics) German: | Dividende (economics) | Dividend (mathematics) Japanese: | 配当 (common noun) | 被除数 (common noun) | 配当金 (common noun) | 利益配当 (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    Father's Little Dividend

    dividend.com | dividend.org | dividend.info | dividend.biz

    Crossword puzzle clue

    Stockholder's income (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    14 (International English) | 14 (North American English)

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