From , from , future passive participle of divido ("to divide"), by surface analysis, divide +‎ -end.

• IPA: /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/

dividend (plural dividends)

1. (finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
2. (arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

   In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.

3. (figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

   His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.

• French: dividende
• German: Dividend
• Italian: dividendo
• Portuguese: dividendo
• Russian: дели́мое
• Spanish: dividendo

• French: dividende
• German: Dividende
• Italian: dividendo
• Portuguese: dividendo
• Russian: дивиде́нд
• Spanish: dividendo

dividend (dividends, present participle dividending; simple past and past participle dividended)

1. (transitive) To pay out a dividend.
   • 1997, Shareholder Rights, Oppression and Good Faith, page 40:

     He held instead that the words "sell or otherwise dispose of" in Clause 2 of the Shareholders' Agreement prevented the dividending of the shares in Hawker Holdings to the shareholders of Hawker Siddeley […]

   • 2007, Kevin K. Boeh, Paul W. Beamish, Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases, page 324:

     Therefore, $125 million of 1983 Preferred Shares (Blue Jay) would be tendered for retirement with $135 million of the $370 million dividended up to Blue Jay.