Click to Hear how to Say "Dividend" in Dutch |
Dividend |
Pronunciation : Div"i*dend
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. dividendum thing to be divided, neut. of the gerundive of dividere: cf. F. dividende.]
Definition : 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.)
Defn: A number or quantity which is to be divided.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
<< Last Word in Lesson | Current Word in Lesson Dividend | Next Word in Lesson >> This is the last lesson. |
Your Overall Progress
|
No comments so far. You can be the first!