dividend
/ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/
noun
- A payment made by a company to its shareholders from its profits.
- Many investors buy stocks that offer a steady dividend.
- The company paid a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share.
- After a profitable year, the board voted to increase the dividend.
- A benefit or advantage gained from something, often unexpectedly.
- Her hard work in training paid a big dividend when she won the race.
- Investing in good friendships can yield emotional dividends.
- Learning a second language pays dividends later in life.
- In mathematics, the number that is to be divided by another number.
- The teacher explained that the dividend comes first in a division equation.
- In the problem 12 ÷ 3, the dividend is 12.
- To find the quotient, divide the dividend by the divisor.