English → Latin
“dividend” in Latin
ūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encounterfaenusinterest (on capital); usury; gain, profit, advantage; banking, moneylending (faenus exerceō: practice banking)
The English word dividend itself goes back to Latin dīvidō, through dīvidendum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dividend
In arithmetic, *numerus dividendus.
Interest paid on a certain amount of capital, usura: fenus (Vid: INTEREST): cf., fenus is the gain or profit arising from a loan; the interest with reference to the creditor who receives it; hence it comes nearest to our “dividend;” the interest with reference to the debtor is usurae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dividend?
- The usual Latin words for “dividend” are ūtor, faenus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.