Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dividend

3 senses of dividend

Sense 1
dividend -- (that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly)
       => net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings -- (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))

Sense 2
dividend -- (a number to be divided by another number)
       => number -- (a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence")

Sense 3
dividend -- (a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus))
       => bonus, incentive -- (an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output)