dividend

Definitions

General English

• noun a part of a company’s profits shared out among people who own shares in it

Accounting

• noun a number or quantity that is to be divided by another number or quantity

Computing

• noun an operand that is divided by a divisor in a division operation

Economics

• noun a part of a company’s profits paid to shareholders. It is usually expressed as an amount per share (2p per share) or as a percentage of the nominal value of the share (5.2 per cent per share).

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Contexts for “dividend”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Computing
• Economics