DIVIDEND
\dˈɪvɪdənd], \dˈɪvɪdənd], \d_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_d_ə_n_d]\
Definitions of DIVIDEND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
By Princeton University
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that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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A number or quantity which is to be divided.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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A number or quantity which is to be divided.
By Noah Webster.
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A portion of profits distributed by a corporation to its shareholders based on the type of stock and number of shares owned. Dividends are usually paid in cash, though they may also be paid in the form of additional shares of stock or other property. The amount of a dividend is established by the corporation's board of directors; however, state laws often restrict a corporation's ability to declare dividends by requiring a minimum level of profits or assets before the dividend can be approved.
By Oddity Software
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A share of the profits of a public company or business; interest payable on money invested in the public funds; a number or quantity to be divided.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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A quantity divided, or to be divided, into equal parts.
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Com. A distribution of profit on shares or the like.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] A thing divided; part; portion; share;—interest on bank or railway shares, public funds, or other stock, paid half-yearly to the shareholders or proprietors;—amount of profit from business or trade divided annually among the partners;—proportionate sum paid to a creditor out of the realized effects or assets of a bankrupt;—arithmetical term for a sum that is to be divided.
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