How to pronounce dividend
American English pronunciation
DIV-ih-dend
- IPA
- /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/
- Syllables
- DIV · ih · dend (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What dividend means
Most people know dividend in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A number that is being divided by another
In a sentence: In the problem 12 divided by 3, the dividend is 12.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin dividendum, a thing to be divided. The money meaning is the same word.
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