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dividends

dividends is the plural of dividend.

dividends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dividend.

Meaning of dividend

Noun

dividend (plural dividends)

  1. A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
    • On all dividends which do not exceed six per centum per annum, eight per centum; on dividends exceeding six per centum and not exceeding seven per centum, a tax of nine per centum...1861, Laws of Pennsylvania of the Session of 1861, page 511
  2. A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
    • In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.
  3. (figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
    • His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.

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Questions about dividends

What is dividends the plural of?
Dividends is the plural of dividend.

Words near dividends in the dictionary

  1. dividend value trap
  2. dividend value traps
  3. dividended
  4. dividending
  5. dividendless
  6. dividends
  7. divident
  8. dividents
  9. divider
  10. dividerless
  11. dividers

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