dividend

noun

a bonus

a number to be divided by another number

that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders

Roots

disdi- · Latin · apart, not divido-vid · Latin · divide, separate

Synonyms for dividend

earningsn profitsn incomen revenuen stockn proceedsn bonusn returnsn

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