dividend

dividend — 名詞

1. A regular payment that a corporation makes to its stockholders from the earnings

1.名詞B1
釋義

股息；股利

公司從盈利中分配給股東的錢

A regular payment that a corporation makes to its stockholders from the earnings it has produced.

例句

The board of directors announced a higher dividend for the third quarter this year.

董事會宣布今年第三季的股息將調高。

announce a dividend — telling shareholders the upcoming payment

Tunde reinvested his dividends to buy more shares in the company.

Tunde 將股息再投資，買進更多該公司的股票。

reinvest dividends — using the payment to buy more shares

同義詞
  • payout

    Broader term — any distribution of money, not necessarily from company profits to shareholders.

  • return

    More general — includes both dividend income and increase in share value (capital gain).

  • profit share

    Used more for partnerships or employee bonus schemes rather than public companies.

文法句型

declare a dividend

pay a dividend

dividend of [amount]

用法筆記

Often used in the plural (dividends) when the company makes multiple payments or the shareholder collects from several holdings. Common verb partners are pay, declare, receive, cut, and boost.

常見錯誤

❌I earned a high interest on my dividend.
✅I received a high dividend on my shares.
💡A dividend is the payment itself, not a rate applied to something else.
❌The company gave me a dividend from my salary.
✅The company paid me a dividend from its annual profits.
💡Dividends come from company profits, not from an individual employee's pay.

2. In arithmetic, the number that is being split into equal parts by another number

2.名詞B1
釋義

被除數

除法中被另一個數所除的數

In arithmetic, the number that is being split into equal parts by another number; the number written above the line in a fraction.

例句

In 15 divided by 3, the dividend is 15 and the divisor is 3.

在 15 除以 3 這個算式中，被除數是 15，除數是 3。

dividend ÷ divisor = quotient — the basic terms of division

The teacher asked Mizuki to identify the dividend and the divisor in the equation.

老師請 Mizuki 指出算式中的被除數和除數。

identify the dividend — finding which number is being divided

反義詞
  • divisor

    The number that divides another; the bottom number in a fraction.

文法句型

dividend ÷ divisor = quotient

dividend of [number]

用法筆記

A mathematical term mainly used in primary and secondary school arithmetic. In real-world contexts, the word dividend is less common than divisor or quotient outside the classroom.

常見錯誤

❌In 12 ÷ 4, the dividend is 4.
✅In 12 ÷ 4, the dividend is 12.
💡The dividend is the number being split up, which comes first in the division notation.

3. An additional and often unexpected good result that comes from doing something,

3.名詞B2
釋義

額外收穫

做某事得到的意想不到的好處

An additional and often unexpected good result that comes from doing something, beyond the main reason for doing it.

例句

Learning a second language has the added dividend of improving your memory.

學第二語言還有一個額外收穫，就是能增強記憶力。

added dividend of + [gerund] — an extra benefit pattern

The friendship Camille formed at work was an unexpected dividend of the internship.

Camille 在工作中建立的友誼，是這次實習的額外收穫。

unexpected dividend of [something]

同義詞
  • bonus

    More general — can be planned or expected, whereas dividend suggests an unforeseen extra outcome.

  • perk

    Informal — usually refers to a regular benefit tied to a job or membership, not a one-time extra.

  • added benefit

    More neutral and descriptive; dividend has a slightly more positive, surprising tone.

文法句型

dividend of [something]

pay dividends

added dividend of [noun/gerund]

用法筆記

The fixed phrase pay dividends means that an investment of time, effort, or money continues to produce good results over a long period. This sense is common in personal development, business writing, and lifestyle advice.

常見錯誤

❌The extra day off was a dividend I worked hard for.
✅The extra day off was an unexpected dividend of completing the project early.
💡In the figurative sense, a dividend is a bonus result that comes naturally from an action, not something you earn directly.

4. A portion of a total sum of money that is shared out among a group of people who

4.名詞B2
釋義

分紅；分配金

從共同基金或盈餘中分給一群人的款項

A portion of a total sum of money that is shared out among a group of people who all have a claim to it, such as members of a co-operative or holders of an insurance policy.

例句

The cooperative members received their annual dividend from the store's profits.

合作社成員從店鋪的盈餘中領取了年度分紅。

annual dividend from [source of profits]

Each policyholder was entitled to a dividend from the insurance fund.

每位保戶都有資格從保險基金中獲得一筆分配金。

同義詞
  • share

    General term for a portion of anything; dividend is more specific to a formal distribution from a collective fund.

  • allocation

    More formal and neutral; dividend carries the idea of a surplus or profit being shared out.

  • payout

    Broader — covers any money distributed; dividend suggests a planned share-out to entitled members.

文法句型

dividend from [fund]

annual dividend

receive a dividend

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: sense 4 applies to any shared fund or pool (e.g. insurance, cooperatives, lottery pools) and does not involve stock shares or corporate profits.

常見錯誤

❌My friend and I split the dinner bill as a dividend.
✅My friend and I split the dinner bill evenly.
💡Dividend implies a shared payout from a common fund or surplus, not just any shared expense.