Sample sentences for DIVIDEND - verbalworkout.com

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

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

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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