dividend
noun
- the number or quantity to be divided
- a sum or quantity, usually of money, to be divided among stockholders, creditors, members of a cooperative, etc.
- an individual's share of such a sum or quantity
- a gift of something extra; bonus
- the refund made under some insurance policies to the insured from the year's surplus profit
See dividend in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭvˈĭ-dĕndˌ)
noun- Mathematics A quantity to be divided.
a. A share of profits received by a stockholder or by a policyholder in a mutual insurance society.
b. A payment pro rata to a creditor of a person adjudged bankrupt.
a. A share of a surplus; a bonus.
b. An unexpected gain, benefit, or advantage.
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