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dividend definition and meaning

n. A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.
n. A number or quantity which is to be divided.

Crossword clues for dividend

- Payment to a shareholder
- Share of profits payable
- Shareholders return
- Shareholders' return