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How to pronounce dividend in English?

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Type Words
Type of bonus, incentive
Type Words
Type of number
Has types numerator
Type Words
Type of net, earnings, lucre, net income, net profit, profit, profits
Has types extra dividend, divvy, stock dividend, equalizing dividend

Examples of dividend

dividend
It emphasizes solid research, dividend reinvestment and buy-and-hold strategies.
From the sacbee.com
These figures, which omit dividend payments, have been negative since July 2008.
From the bloomberg.com
Goldman also announced Friday that it may buy back stock and boost its dividend.
From the latimes.com
In February, as others insurers slashed costs, Greenberg increased his dividend.
From the businessweek.com
While REITs'high dividend payouts are appealing, they have been bid up too high.
From the businessweek.com
The cash portion of the special dividend will be capped at 10%, or $560 million.
From the online.wsj.com
It plans to pay the dividend on Dec. 11 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 15.
From the dailyherald.com
Matthews International Corp. has increased its quarterly dividend by 14 percent.
From the post-gazette.com
We're really shifting back to the value in those slower, dividend-paying stocks.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
  • A number to be divided by another number
  • A bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
  • Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders. ...
  • A number or expression that is to be divided by another; A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually)
  • (Dividends) The proportion of a company's profit that it pays to its shareholders, usually declared as a dividend per share (DPS). In the UK the dividend is normally paid in two parts: an interim dividend payment and a final dividend once the final results are known.
  • (Dividends) are surplus funds that an insurance company pays to clients who have participating life insurance policies. These are not guaranteed until declared. Illustrations are assumptions only. Non-participating polices don't share in dividends.
  • (Dividends) A taxable payment declared by a company's board of directors and given to its shareholders out of the company's current or retained earnings. Usually quarterly. Usually given as cash (cash dividend), but it can also take the form of stock (stock dividend) or other property. ...
  • (Dividends) In the captive industry, there are two kinds of dividends: 1. Policyholder dividends, which through the insurance premium process, are paid back to the insureds. Considered as before-tax expenses for the captive. 2. ...