[] () an amount of the profits that a company pays to shareholders红利；股息◆The company will pay a dividend of 10 cents a share.这家公司将按每股 10 分支付红利。◆The board declared (= announced) a quarterly dividend of $0.125.董事会宣布季度分红为 0.125 元。◆They increased the dividend payout for the year from 7¢ to 9¢.他们将本年度分红支出从 7 分提高到了 9 分。➡ idiom at pay verb, pass verb⨁to declare / pay / propose / receive a dividend宣布／支付／提出／接受分红⨁to increase / maintain / raise a dividend增加／维持／提高红利⨁to cut / omit / pass / scrap / suspend a dividend减少／不／通过／废除／暂停分红⨁a dividend forecast / payment / payout红利预测／款项／支付accumulated dividend cash dividend cum dividend cumulative dividend ex-dividend extra dividend final dividend interim dividend preference dividend scrip dividend share dividend special dividend stock dividend