dividend has definitions from the fields of business,mathematics
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[ noun ] (business) that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

Used in print

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

The line soon lived_up_to its name , as local messages of moderate length could be sent for a dime and the company was quickly able to declare very liberal dividends on its capital_stock .

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[ noun ] (mathematics) a number to be divided by another number

Related terms

number numerator

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[ noun ] (business) a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)

Related terms

bonus

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