dividend

English Online Dictionary. What means dividend‎? What does dividend mean?

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/

Noun

dividend (plural dividends)

1. (finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
2. (arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

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

Hyponyms

• (finance: pro rata payment): regular dividend, special dividend

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

dividend (third-person singular simple present dividends, present participle dividending, simple past and past participle dividended)

1. (transitive) To pay out a dividend.

See also

Other terms used in arithmetic operations:

Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [di.βiˈðen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [di.viˈðent]

Noun

dividend m (plural dividends)

1. (arithmetic) dividend
2. (finance) dividend

Related terms

• dividir

Further reading

• “dividend” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dividende.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.viˈdend/

Noun

dividend n (plural dividende)

1. dividend

Declension

Further reading

• dividend in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish

Noun

dividend c

1. (arithmetic) dividend
2. (finance, Finland) dividend

Declension

Synonyms

• (finance): utdelning