Dividend: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Dividend noun. A share of a company’s profits paid out to its shareholders.
How to say it
DIV-ih-dend/ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (DIV). Forms: dividends.
Meanings
- A share of a company’s profits paid out to its shareholders.
- A benefit that comes later from something done now.
Dividend in a sentence
The shares pay a modest dividend every six months.
Learning Spanish paid an unexpected dividend when she was posted to Madrid.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- payout
- return
- share
- bonus
Where dividend comes from
From Latin dividendum, a thing to be divided.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Learning Spanish paid an unexpected _____ when she was posted to Madrid.
- bezzle
- dividend
- pittance
Show the answer
dividend: Learning Spanish paid an unexpected dividend when she was posted to Madrid.