Definition of "dividends" []

• Plural form of dividend. (noun)

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• "Stockholders pocketed billions in dividends for the same reason."
• "IT stocks accounted for 9.2 percent of the almost $210 billion in dividends paid out as of Oct. 7 compared with 8.9 percent for financial stocks, according to data compiled by S&P."
• "The average yield for a stock in the IT industry that pays dividends is 1.9 percent compared with 1.4 percent for a financial stock, based on data from S&P."