dividend

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
  2. noun a number to be divided by another number
  3. noun a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)

Etymology

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.

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