dividend
noun
ˈdɪvɪədənd
noun
1
a
part
of
a
company’s
profit
that
is
divided
among
the
people
with
SHARES
in
the
company
股息，红利
2
prize
money
offered
in
a
national
competition
called
the
FOOTBALL
POOLS
which
people
can
win
by
correctly
guessing
the
results
of
football
games
[英] 〔足球赌博的〕彩金
BrE
3
a
number
that
is
to
be
divided
by
another
number
被除数
technical
4
pay/bring dividends
to
be
very
useful
and
bring
a
lot
of
advantages,
especially
later
in
the
future
有好结果，有回报
Good
eating
habits
will
pay
dividends
later
on
in
life.
良好的饮食习惯将来会给你回报的。