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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdividendes
Pronunciation / Transliteration: divi.dɑ̃d
"L'entreprise verse des dividendes attractifs à ses actionnaires."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders out of its profits.
"The corporation announced higher quarterly dividends for all common stock holders." - 2
A beneficial consequence or reward resulting from a previous action or investment.
"Years of consistent studying finally paid rich dividends during the final exams."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'dividendum', meaning 'thing to be divided', which entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century initially as a mathematical term for a number to be divided, later shifting in the 17th century to denote a portion of corporate profits distributed to shareholders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dividends" is said worldwide
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dividendes
Transliteration: divi.dɑ̃d
"L'entreprise verse des dividendes attractifs à ses actionnaires."
Dividenden
Transliteration: diviˈdɛndn̩
"Die Aktionäre erhalten dieses Jahr höhere Dividenden."
dividendi
Transliteration: diviˈdɛndi
"La società ha distribuito generosi dividendi."
dividendos
Transliteration: diβiˈðandos
"Los inversores esperan recibir sus dividendos este mes."
dividendos
Transliteration: diviˈdẽdus
"A empresa distribuiu dividendos aos acionistas."
लाभांश
Transliteration: labhansh
"कंपनी ने अपने शेयरधारकों को लाभांश दिया।"
股息
Transliteration: gǔxī
"这家公司今年向股东发放了丰厚的股息。"
배당금
Transliteration: baedanggeum
"주주들은 올해 더 높은 배당금을 기대하고 있습니다."
配当
Transliteration: haitō
Script: 配当金
"企業は株主に対して定期的に配当を支払います。"
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