dividend vs revenue

dividend

verb
  • To pay out a dividend. 

noun
  • A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually). 

  • A number or expression that is to be divided by another. 

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

revenue

verb
  • To supply with revenue. 

  • To generate revenue. 

noun
  • All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means. 

  • The net income from normal business operations; net sales. 

  • The income returned by an investment. 

  • The total sales; turnover. 

  • A return; something paid back. 

  • The total income received from a given source. 

How often have the words dividend and revenue occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )