dividend: meaning and definitions

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What is dividend?

What is dividend?

  • Mathematics A quantity to be divided.
  • A share of profits received by a stockholder or by a policyholder in a mutual insurance society.
  • A payment pro rata to a creditor of a person adjudged bankrupt.
  • A share of a surplus; a bonus.
  • An unexpected gain, benefit, or advantage.

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