What is the meaning of Dividend?

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A number or quantity which is to be divided.
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APAWebster's. (2011). dividend. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dividend/definitions/1999621
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "dividend" http://smartdefine.org/dividend/definitions/1999621 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, dividend, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/dividend/definitions/1999621>.
MLAWebster's. "dividend" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/dividend/definitions/1999621>
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