dividend
div.i.dend \'div-*-.dend, -*d-*nd\ n [ME divident, fr. L dividendus, gerundive of dividere] 1: an individual share of something distributed : as 1a: a share of profits distributed to stockholders 1b: a share of surplus allocated to a policyholder in a participating insur ance policy 1c: a proportional payment to a creditor of a bankrupt estate 2: BONUS 3a: a number to be divided 3b: a sum or fund to be divided and distributed