dividend

The definition of a dividend is a sum that is to be divided, or a gift or bonus.

(noun)

An example of a dividend is an amount of money shared amongst many stockholders.
An example of a dividend is a refund made to insurance policy holders from the the insurance company's profits.
An example of a dividend is a bonus paid to customers as a special gift.

See dividend in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the number or quantity to be divided
1. a sum or quantity, usually of money, to be divided among stockholders, creditors, members of a cooperative, etc.
2. 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

Origin: < L dividendum, that which is to be divided < dividendus, ger. of dividere

See dividend in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by French dividende)

Origin: of Middle English divident

Origin: , from Latin dīvidēns, dīvident-

Origin: , present participle of dīvidere, to divide; see divide

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