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dividend
What does dividend mean?
dividend (noun): a cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce dividend?
/ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dividend come from?
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually)
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