HOW TO PRONOUNCE
dividend
/ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
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Give “div” the primary stress.
Use three syllables and a secondary beat on the final dend. Keep the first short i vowel strongest and the middle syllable lighter than either end.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The announcement includes the dividend date.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does dividend mean?
noun
- A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
- A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
- (figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
More meanings (1)
verb
- To pay out a dividend.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
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They think humbug is good enough morals when the dividend on it is good deeds and handsome conduct.
A dividend is the sum apportioned periodi- cally, in the shape of profit or interest, to holders of stocks and shares.
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A mill with fifteen thousand spindles, employing three hundred hands, does not pay at present an annual dividend of twenty thousand francs.
With every improvement, the question will arise whether it is to be used to give more leisure or to increase the dividend of commodities.
The distress which these accumulated claims brought upon them, obliged them not only to reduce all at once their dividend to six per cent.