Term

dividend

The part of a company's profit that it pays out to the owners of its shares.

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Carnegie

Explained in

• The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Carnegie
• The Psychology of the Stock Market, J. C. Selden

  A payment to shareholders from the company's profits. Its size is often quoted as a percentage, as in Selden's example.

• Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Edwin Lefèvre

  The share of profit that a company pays out to its shareholders, usually in cash.

• One Up On Wall Street, Peter Lynch, John Rothchild

  Money that shareholders receive regularly out of the company's earnings, usually once a quarter or once a year.

• The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, Michael Lewis

  The part of a company's profit that it pays out to its shareholders.

• Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life, Bill Perkins

  Income a share pays its owner regularly. The "memory dividend" is Perkins's image: the joy an experience keeps giving you for years.

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