A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.

Portion of a company's profits payed out in cash to the shareholders.

Payment distributed to shareholders out of a company's profits, proportionate to the number of shares they hold, in the form of cash or additional shares. The dividends of common shareholders may fluctuate based on the company's performance while those of preferred shareholders are normally fixed.

Distributions to stockholders of cash or stock declared by the company's board of directors.

A number or quantity which is to be divided.

the number being divided Example: 9÷3=3 9 is the dividend

The numer that is being divided. The number found inside the bracket.

A number to be divided; a is the dividend in a / b = c.

The amount that a winning or placed horse returns for every $1 that was bet.

The return on a wager.

The return for a single winning unit usually on the tote but bookmakers also offer dividend prices.

Winnings. Dividends are displayed in the most common bet unit.

(4) In division, the total to be divided by the divisor. See division.

The number in a division problem which is actually being divided. In 4/3, four is the dividend.

The dividend is the number that is divided (in long division). The dividend divided by the divisor is the quotient (plus a remainder).

The number to be divided in a division operation. In the problem, 61÷4, 61 is the dividend.