Synonyms:
dividend
Meaning: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
Usage examples
'No, thank you; no, thank you--Well--they cut the dividend.' He looked at Cargan with a wan smile.
All which sums are taken out of the common stock of what is gotten by their piracy, and a very exact and equal dividend is made of the remainder.
His eye caught an explanatory note: the dividend on the preferred had been cut; the surplus was heavily reduced. His mind, searching rapidly over their business, fixed upon two marginal accounts--Jim Smith's and Waldron's.