dividend
Pronunciation: [ˈdɪvɪdɛnd]
Word
Context: "finance"
(noun) a part of a company's profit that is paid to its shareholders. If you own a share of the company, you get a little bit of the money they make, called a dividend.
Example
Last year, I received a dividend from my shares in the company.
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I didn't get a dividend this time because the company had a tough year.
Example
What do you think will happen to the dividend next quarter?
Context: "mathematics"
(noun) a number that is being divided by another number. For example, in the equation 12 ÷ 3, the number 12 is the dividend.
Example
In the division 20 ÷ 4, the dividend is 20.
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In the division problem, the dividend cannot be zero because that would mean we have nothing to divide.
Example
What is the dividend when you divide 30 by 5?
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