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DIVIDENDS
Noun
dividends
plural of dividend
Source: Wiktionary
DIVIDEND
Div"i*dend, n. Etym: [L. dividendum thing to be divided, neut. of the gerundive of dividere: cf. F. dividende.]
1. 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.
2. (Math.)
Definition: A number or quantity which is to be divided.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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