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" Deficit reduction is not an end in itself. It is the means to an end. Canadians must now decide what kind of country they want to build with the hard-won dividend."
Jean Chretien

Meaning of "dividend" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIVIDEND

From Latin dīvidendum what is to be divided.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DIVIDEND

ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVIDEND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dividend is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIVIDEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dividend

A dividend is a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it can either re-invest it in the business, or it can distribute it to shareholders. A corporation may retain a portion of its earnings and pay the remainder as a dividend. Distribution to shareholders can be in cash or, if the corporation has a dividend reinvestment plan, the amount can be paid by the issue of further shares or share repurchase. A dividend is allocated as a fixed amount per share, with shareholders receiving a dividend in proportion to their shareholding. For the joint stock company, paying dividends is not an expense; rather, it is the division of after tax profits among shareholders. Retained earnings are shown in the shareholders' equity section on the company's balance sheet - the same as its issued share capital. Public companies usually pay dividends on a fixed schedule, but may declare a dividend at any time, sometimes called a special dividend to distinguish it from the fixed schedule dividends.

Definition of dividend in the English dictionary

The first definition of dividend in the dictionary is a distribution from the net profits of a company to its shareholders. Other definition of dividend is a pro-rata portion of this distribution received by a shareholder. Dividend is also the share of a cooperative society's surplus allocated at the end of a period to members.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVIDEND

addend · attend · bend · blend · boyfriend · defend · depend · end · extend · friend · girlfriend · intend · pretend · recommend · send · spend · tend · trend · vend · weekend

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVIDEND

divi · divi-divi · dividable · dividant · divide · divided · divided highway · divided skirt · dividedly · dividedness · dividend cover · dividend yield · dividendless · divider · dividers · dividing · dividing line · dividual · dividuous · divinable

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVIDEND

at an end · best friend · come to an end · cum dividend · ex dividend · final dividend · front-end · headend · high-end · in the end · interim dividend · legend · lend · peace dividend · rend · stock dividend · suspend · the end · to the bitter end · transcend

Synonyms and antonyms of dividend in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIVIDEND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dividend» and belong to the same grammatical category.
advantage · benefit · bonus · cut · divvy · extra · gain · payback · perk · plus · portion · return · share

Translation of «dividend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVIDEND

Find out the translation of dividend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dividend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dividend» in English.
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股息
1,325 millions of speakers
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dividendo
570 millions of speakers
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dividend
510 millions of speakers
hi

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लाभांश
380 millions of speakers
ar

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أرباح
280 millions of speakers
ru

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дивидендов
278 millions of speakers
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dividendo
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ভাজ্য
260 millions of speakers
fr

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dividende
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Dividen
190 millions of speakers
de

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Dividende
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

配当
130 millions of speakers
ko

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배당금
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Dividen
85 millions of speakers
vi

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cổ tức
80 millions of speakers
ta

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ஈவுத்தொகை
75 millions of speakers
mr

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लाभांश
75 millions of speakers
tr

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kâr payı
70 millions of speakers
it

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dividendo
65 millions of speakers
pl

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dywidendy
50 millions of speakers
uk

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дивідендів
40 millions of speakers
ro

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dividend
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέρισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dividend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utdelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utbytte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dividend

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVIDEND»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dividend

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9 QUOTES WITH «DIVIDEND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dividend.
1
David Broder
Something got screwed up in terms of your priorities if you think it's more important to get rid of the dividend tax than it is to take care of 11 million kids.
2
Jean Chretien
Deficit reduction is not an end in itself. It is the means to an end. Canadians must now decide what kind of country they want to build with the hard-won dividend.
3
Martin Feldstein
Unless the trade deficit shrinks, the combination of the trade deficit and the interest and dividend payments to foreigners will grow ever more rapidly.
4
Laurence D. Fink
When you look at dividend returns on equities versus bond yields, to me it's a pretty easy decision to be heavily in equities.
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Tommy Franks
We have learned that precision munitions go precisely where they're targeted to go. We've learned that the introduction of human beings in the equation, who can cause the precision munitions to go precisely where they should go, pays a huge dividend.
6
Clark Gable
It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you've fallen in love with.
7
Ray Kroc
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
8
James O'Shaughnessy
If you are an investor who's retired and hopes to live off the income that your portfolio is generating, then we would focus just on the dividend yield.
9
Siegfried Sassoon
Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land, drawing no dividend from time's tomorrows.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVIDEND»

Discover the use of dividend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dividend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dividend Policy: Theory and Practice
Here the authors review models of symmetric and asymmetric information before analyzing academia's accomplishments in solving the dividend puzzle.
George Frankfurter, Bob G. Wood, James Wansley, 2003
2
The Strategic Dividend Investor
Praise for The Strategic Dividend Investor "Peris is way out in front of the Wall Street pack. His book makes a case for dividend-driven investing that no one in this back-to-basics era should ignore.
Daniel Peris, 2011
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The Ultimate Dividend Playbook: Income, Insight and ...
Some pay out only a little, while others—the kind of companies this book tells you about—pay out a lot, thereby setting the investor free from fickle market prices and unreliable capital gains.
Morningstar Inc., Josh Peters, 2011
4
Dividends and Dividend Policy
With this book as your guide, you'll be prepared to make the most informed dividend-related decisions possible—even in the most challenging economic conditions.
H. Kent Baker, 2009
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Dividend policy: its impact on firm value
This authoritative guide--the only in-depth survey of dividend policy--challenges the belief that corporate executives and financial analysts should dismiss dividend policy as irrelevant to shareholder wealth.
Ronald C. Lease, 2000
6
Dividend Stocks For Dummies
This hands-on guide gives you expert information and advice to successfully add dividend stocks to your investment portfolio, revealing how to make the most out of dividend stock investing — no matter the type of market.
Lawrence Carrel, 2010
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The Integrity Dividend: Leading by the Power of Your Word
This groundbreaking book is based in on solid research and reveals that businesses led by managers of higher integrity enjoy deeper employee commitment, lower turnover, superior customer service, and substantially higher profitability.
Tony Simons, 2008
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Be a Dividend Millionaire: A Proven, Low-Risk Approach That ...
In Be a Dividend Millionaire: A Proven, Low-Risk Approach That Will Generate Income for the Long Term, Paul Rubillo, the founder of Dividend.com, delivers all the information you need to invest successfully in dividend stocks and attain ...
Paul Rubillo, 2011
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The Dividend Concept in International Tax Law: Dividend ...
The comprehensive coverage and practical nature of The Dividend Concept in International Tax Law make it an essential acquisition for tax practitioners, researchers and tax libraries worldwide.
Marjaana Helminen, 1999
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International Tax Law Concept of Dividend
The comprehensive coverage and practical nature of The Dividend Concept in International Tax Law make it an essential acquisition for tax practitioners, researchers and tax libraries worldwide.
Marjaana Helminen, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVIDEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dividend is used in the context of the following news items.
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Budget 2015: Small business owners hit by £7bn dividend tax raid
Small business owners and investors have been hit by a £6.8bn tax raid under changes to the dividend taxation system. Tax experts say it may ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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3 Dividend Stocks to Buy in July
For dividend investors, several stocks look like excellent buying opportunities amid the recent market weakness, and they range from the strong ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
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Summer Budget: Dividends reform to hit large portfolios
The chancellor announced in the Summer Budget that he would replace the “arcane and complex” system of dividend tax credits with new ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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July Budget 2015: Dividend tax credit being scrapped in favour of …
“This simpler system will mean that only those with significant dividend income will pay more tax,” Osborne said. “Investors with modest income ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
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LNCE Dividend Yield Pushes Above 2%
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , in trading on Wednesday, shares of Snyder's-Lance Inc. (Symbol: LNCE) ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV) Ex-Dividend Date …
will begin trading ex-dividend on July 09, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.1017 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 20, 2015. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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PACCAR (PCAR) Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 9%
The raised dividend will be first paid on Sep 4, to shareholders on record ... In Apr 2014, PACCAR increased the regular quarterly dividend by ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
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Why Dividend Stocks Have Underperformed This Year
As we mentioned in the previous part of this series, some investors have turned to stocks with higher dividend yields as a substitute for bonds in ... «Market Realist, Jul 15»
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Avoid These Pricy Dividend Stocks
Dividend Aristocrats – those companies that have increased their dividends for 25 or more years consecutively – seem ideal for the income ... «Wall Street Daily, Jul 15»
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Daily Dividend Report: MET, CLB, EV, UNF, SUNS, MLAB
MetLife (MET) declared a third quarter 2015 common stock dividend of $0.375 per share. The dividend will be payable on September 11, 2015, ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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