2 meanings
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1 —as in:
dividend paid by stock
Definition
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders- She buys high-dividend stocks.
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Most obviously, educating girls and bringing them into the formal economy will yield economic dividends and help address global poverty.Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
- It gained them no ground on BoneMan for the moment, but understanding the man would pay dividends soon enough.Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
- And while the dividends from Apollo continue to be good, the PE ratio would he much better if they weren't involving the company in this boondoggle.John Ringo -- Live Free or Die
- A bit of interest and dividends from investments.J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death
- At least here, the effort is bearing dividends.Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen
- Just enough for two shots without any dividends, honey ... Mitch [heavily]: That's — good.Tennessee Williams -- A Streetcar Named Desire
- When I want anything to keep my dividends up, you will discover that my want is a national need.George Bernard Shaw -- Major Barbara
- Unfortunately VistaBank had ceased paying dividends, and failed, shortly before Mr. Barbour's death.Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch
- And now it was paying its dividends.Ted Dekker -- Black: The Birth of Evil
2 —
in math
Definition
if 8 divided by 4 = 2, then 8 can be described as the dividend, 4 as the divisor, and 2 as the quotient- The divisor cannot be zero.
divisor = if 8 divided by 4 = 2, then 8 can be described as the dividend, 4 as the divisor, and 2 as the quotient
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- As the divisor increases, the quotient decreases.
- It paid better than Mickey D's, and the humiliation quotient was lower.Katherine Applegate -- Everworld - Search For Senna
- .... gives us the quotient of 625.Jules Verne -- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- When my mother was nervous, her cheerfulness quotient skyrocketed.Sarah Dessen -- Just Listen
- My cultural sensitivity quotient was going to have to drastically increase if I was going to share a sleeping bag with Lara anytime soon.John Green -- Looking for Alaska
- Now would be a good time to turn up the wooing quotient.Ted Dekker -- Black: The Birth of Evil
- "You'll give me double my usual airtime and put my popularity quotient through the roof.J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death
- In those cases, the comfort quotient became a negative number, and doing what came habitually actually detracted from happiness.Jodi Picoult -- Nineteen Minutes
- Though the barracks contained a high quotient of barbarism, it also preserved our innocence.Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
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