noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arithmetic
Examples
In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To pay out a dividend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bonus, incentive
6
noun
Meaning 6
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
Narrower terms: stock dividend, extra dividend, equalizing dividend, divvy
7
noun
Meaning 7
a number to be divided by another number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: number
Narrower terms: numerator
History
Etymology
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.
Across languages
Translations
112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَقْسُوم
(maqsūm)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Armenian:
բաժանելի
(bažaneli)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Asturian:
dividendu
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Azerbaijani:
bölünən
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Belarusian:
дзе́ліва
(dzjéliva)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Belarusian:
дзялі́мае
(dzjalímaje)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Bulgarian:
дели́мо
(delímo)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Catalan:
dividend
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Cebuano:
bahinon
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Chinese Mandarin:
被除數 /被除数
(bèichúshù)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Czech:
dělenec
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Dutch:
deeltal
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Finnish:
jaettava
— arithmetic: a number or expression
French:
dividende
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Galician:
dividendo
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Georgian:
გასაყოფი
(gasaq̇opi)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
German:
Dividend
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Greek:
διαιρετέος
(diairetéos)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Hungarian:
osztandó
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Icelandic:
deilistofn
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Italian:
dividendo
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Japanese:
被除数
(hijosū)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Korean:
피제수
(pijesu)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Kyrgyz:
бөлүнүүчү
(bölünüücü)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Macedonian:
деленик
(delenik)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Persian:
مقسوم
(maqsum)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Persian:
بخش
(baxš)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Persian:
بخشیده
(baxšide)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Polish:
dzielna
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Portuguese:
dividendo
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Romanian:
deîmpărțit
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Russian:
дели́мое
(delímoje)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Serbo-Croatian:
djeljenik
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Slovak:
delenec
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Spanish:
dividendo
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Swedish:
dividend
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Tagalog:
hatiin
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Turkish:
bölünen
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Ukrainian:
ді́лене
(dílene)
— arithmetic: a number or expression
Arabic:
حِصَّة
(ḥiṣṣa)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Armenian:
շահաբաժին
(šahabažin)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Armenian:
դիվիդենտ
(divident)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Azerbaijani:
dividend
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Basque:
dibidendu
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Belarusian:
дывідэ́нд
(dyvidénd)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Bulgarian:
дивиде́нт
(dividént)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Catalan:
dividend
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Chinese Mandarin:
股息
(gǔxī)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Chinese Mandarin:
紅利 /红利
(hónglì)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Czech:
dividenda
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Czech:
podíl na zisku
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Czech:
poměrný díl ze zisku
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Danish:
udbytte
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Dutch:
dividend
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Esperanto:
dividendo
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Estonian:
dividend
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Finnish:
osinko
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Finnish:
jako-osuus
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
French:
dividende
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Georgian:
დივიდენდი
(dividendi)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
German:
Dividende
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Greek:
μέρισμα
(mérisma)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Hebrew:
דִּיבִידֶנְד
(dividend)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Hindi:
लाभांश
(lābhāñś)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Hungarian:
osztalék
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Icelandic:
arður
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Indonesian:
dividen
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Indonesian:
untung sero
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Italian:
dividendo
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Japanese:
配当
(haitō)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Japanese:
配当金
(haitōkin)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Kazakh:
дивиденд
(dividend)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Korean:
배당금
(baedanggeum)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Korean:
배당
(baedang)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Kyrgyz:
дивиденд
(dividend)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Latvian:
dividende
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Lithuanian:
dividendas
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Macedonian:
дивиде́нда
(dividénda)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Malay:
dividen
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Norwegian Bokmål:
utbytte
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utbytte
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utbyte
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Persian:
سود سهام
(sud-e sahâm)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Polish:
dywidenda
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Polish:
tantiema
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Portuguese:
dividendo
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Romanian:
dividend
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Russian:
дивиде́нд
(dividénd)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Serbo-Croatian:
dividenda
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Slovak:
dividenda
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Slovene:
dividenda
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Spanish:
dividendo
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Swahili:
gawio
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Swedish:
utdelning
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Swedish:
dividend
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Swedish:
återbäring
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Tajik:
ҳаққи саҳм
(haqq-i sahm)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Tajik:
дивиденд
(dividend)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Tatar:
дивиденд
(diwidend)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Thai:
เงินปันผล
(ngən-bpan-pǒn)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Turkish:
kâr payı
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Ukrainian:
дивіде́нд
(dyvidénd)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Uzbek:
dividend
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Vietnamese:
cổ tức
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Yiddish:
דיווידענד
(dividend)
— finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders
Bulgarian:
дивидент
(divident)
— beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
Czech:
plody
— beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
Hungarian:
haszon
— beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
Hungarian:
előny
— beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
Hungarian:
gyümölcs
— beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
Polish:
płód
— beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
Polish:
plon
— beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
