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# dividend

noun (a dividend, dividends)

«dividend» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (maths) The number being divided in a division sum: in 12 ÷ 3 = 4, the dividend is 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#m1)
2. (money) A share of a company's profit paid to people who own shares in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#m2)
3. A benefit or reward that comes later from something you did, as in «pay dividends». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths, dividend ÷ divisor = quotient: the dividend is the number you start with. In money lessons, shareholders receive dividends. In everyday talk, «hard work will pay dividends» means it will bring good results later. Phrases: «pay dividends», «dividend ÷ divisor = quotient».

### Examples

- In 20 ÷ 5 = 4, the dividend is 20. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#x1)
- Write the dividend inside the bus-stop division box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#x2)
- The company paid a dividend to its shareholders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#x3)
- Grandma gets a small dividend every year from her shares. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#x4)
- Practising spelling will pay dividends in the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#x5)
- If the dividend is 0, the answer is 0. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/#x6)

### Note

Countable. In maths: dividend = divisor × quotient + remainder. Trap: do not mix up dividend (the number divided) and divisor (the number you divide by). «Pay dividends» is an idiom meaning bring benefits.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dividend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dividend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dividend.html) on Mova free.