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dividend definition

divi·dend (div′ə dend′, -dənd)

noun

  1. 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
  3. a gift of something extra; bonus
  4. the refund made under some insurance policies to the insured from the year's surplus profit

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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