Dividend vs. Interest

Dividendnoun

(arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

Dividendnoun

(finance) A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).

Dividendnoun

(figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

Dividendnoun

A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; - applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.

Dividendnoun

A number or quantity which is to be divided.

Dividendnoun

that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

Dividendnoun

a number to be divided by another number

Dividendnoun

a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)

Dividend

A dividend is a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it is able to pay a proportion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders.

Interestnoun

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

Interestnoun

(uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.

Interestnoun

(uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.

Interestnoun

(countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.

Interestnoun

(countable) Something one is interested in.

Interestnoun

Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.

Interestnoun

(usually plural) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.

Interestverb

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

Interestverb

To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.

Interestverb

(obsolete) To cause or permit to share.

Interestverb

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.

Interestverb

To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; - often used impersonally.

Interestverb

To cause or permit to share.

Interestnoun

Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern; a desire to learn more about a topic or engage often in an activity.

Interestnoun

Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks.

Interestnoun

Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit.

Interestnoun

A fee paid for the use of money; a fee paid for a loan; - usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.

Interestnoun

Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered.

Interestnoun

The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.

Interestnoun

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something;

Interestnoun

the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.);

Interestnoun

a reason for wanting something done;

Interestnoun

a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed;

Interestnoun

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly);

Interestnoun

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;

Interestnoun

(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims;

Interestverb

excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

Interestverb

be on the mind of;

Interestverb

be of importance or consequence;

Interest

Interest, in finance and economics, is payment from a borrower or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor of an amount above repayment of the principal sum (that is, the amount borrowed), at a particular rate. It is distinct from a fee which the borrower may pay the lender or some third party.