German

Noun

Dividend m ‎(genitive Dividenden, plural Dividenden)

1. (mathematics) dividend

Declension

See also

• Dividende

English

Noun

dividend ‎(plural dividends)

1. (arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

   In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.

2. (finance) A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
3. (figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

   His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.

   • 2012, Cameron Haley, Retribution:

     That blood and pain paid a dividend, too, even when the subject wasn't a sorcerer.

   • 2014, Bobby Adair, Slow Burn: Dead Fire, Book 4::

     The money I'd spent on getting scuba certified was about to pay a dividend. My half-baked escape plan came together.

   • 2016, Christina Stead, The Beauties and Furies, page 163:

     'Why not: you, Elvira, will shortly pay a dividend, that is, have a child.'

Hyponyms

• (finance: pro rata payment): regular dividend, special dividend

Translations

See also

• addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total)
• subtraction: (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
• multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
• numerator

Swedish

Noun

dividend c

1. (arithmetic) dividend
2. (finance, Finland) dividend

Declension

Synonyms

• (finance): utdelning