Dividend

That which is to be dividend, the share of a sum dividend that falls to each individual by way of interest or otherwise. It refers to the divided part of profit of a company which is paid to its share-holders or stock-holders against their investments.

Depression

Depression is the state of drastic decline in prices as well as in business activity. It also refers to the period of unemployment and stagnation of national economy of a country. As a market term it refers to a long period of seriously reduced business activity and fall of prices. The state of depression is taken as a serious loss to investors because there are neither buyers nor sellers and the investors have to remain stuck to their investments and stocks.