# dividend

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/ · frequency rank #9,321

## Definitions
1. A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
2. A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
3. Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

## Etymology
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.

## Easily confused with
- **divider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dividend-vs-divider)
- **dividing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dividend-vs-dividing)
- **divide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/divide-vs-dividend)
- **divided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/divided-vs-dividend)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddividend`, `diivdend`, `divdiend`, `dividdend`, `dividedn`, `dividendd`, `dividennd`, `dividned`, `diviednd`, `divvidend`, `dviidend`, `idvidend`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dividend