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Antonyms for dividend

Grammar : Noun
Spell : div-i-dend
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪv ɪˌdɛnd

Definition of dividend

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French dividende "a number divided by another," from Latin dividendum "thing to be divided," neuter gerundive of dividere (see divide). Mathematical sense is from 1540s. Meaning "portion of interest on a loan, stock, etc." is from 1620s. Related: Dividends.
  • noun one's share, profit
Example sentences :
  • This dividend was payable in capital stock and was equal to 30 per cent.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • My heart relented; I gave him the order, and paid Paganini the dividend.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • I don't want to go without a dividend for years if the Chairman does.
  • Extract from : « Strife (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • The sign of the remainder is the same as the sign of the dividend.
  • Extract from : « Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) » by Digital Equipment Corporation
  • Our first dividend will be at least cent, per cent., so that he cannot lose by us.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever
  • Some customers are ignorant, and then I touch a dividend on my superior knowledge.
  • Extract from : « Stories By English Authors: Germany » by Various
  • When a company decides not to declare a dividend it is said to pass its dividend.
  • Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various
  • Wherever an industry could pay a dividend, his ferret eyes found it.
  • Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
  • I shall not be able to make any dividend to the shareholders this year.
  • Extract from : « Letters from Port Royal » by Various
  • He would confess that the present dividend of four per cent.
  • Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for dividend

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