dividend

IPA: dˈɪvɪdɛnd

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
(arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
(figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

Examples of "dividend" in Sentences

When a company decides not to declare a dividend it is said to _pass its dividend_.
Use the product to multiply the dividend, calling the result the _prepared dividend_.
Now, these are things, of course, that will make an average Nigerian feel that he's getting what we call dividend of democracy.
Most are easy to find by screening for mutual funds or ETFs by category, or searching for funds with the word "dividend" in their names.
What's not fair, it seems to me, is that when the corporation distributes those profits to the shareholders in the form of what they call a dividend, that you tax it again.
Dividends collected with a short term dividend capture strategy fail to meet the necessary holding conditions to receive the favorable tax treatment and are therefore, taxed at the investor's ordinary income tax rate.
An administration official said the dividend is a fair price for the companies to pay in exchange for taxpayer support and would be reexamined only in the context of an overall revamp of housing finance policy next year.