/
ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/
n.
   - a sum of money that is divided among a number of people, such as the part of a company's profits paid to its shareholders or the winnings from a football pool. ▸an individual's share of this money. 
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(dividends)
 a benefit from an action or policy:![]()  the policy would pay dividends in the future. 
- Mathematics  a number to be divided by another number.
Etymology
C15: from Anglo-Norman Fr. dividende, from L. dividendum ‘something to be divided’, from dividere (see divide).