dividend

About 3.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
2. noun A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

   In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.

3. noun 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.

4. verb To pay out a dividend.

Similar words

profit amortization revenue earnings payoff payout paying profitability rebate distribution

Often followed by

of is income payments and on to policy yield

Word family

dividendless dividends