Etymology

dividend

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Today it means: A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually). Full definition →

Middle French dividende ← Latin dīvidendum
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  1. Latin · derived fromdīvidendum“thing to be divided”
  2. Middle French · derived fromdividende
  3. English todaydividend

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.

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