div·i·dend /ˈdɪvəˌdɛnd, dənd/
  被除數,股利
  dividend
  被除數; 股息
  dividend
  被除數 股息
  Div·i·dend n.
  1. A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.
  2. Math. A number or quantity which is to be divided.
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  dividend
       n 1: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is
            distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
       2: a number to be divided by another number
       3: a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)