diluted earnings per share. An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of common stock.
inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; the word `car' is inanimate. linguistics - the scientific study of language. animate - belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; the word `dog' is animate.
Definition of object. 1  1a : something material that may be perceived by the senses I see an object in the distance.b : something that when viewed stirs a particular emotion (as pity) Look on the tragic loading of this bed â¦ the object poisons sight; let it be hid. â William Shakespeare.