One amount presented to consumers as part of the interest-adjusted method of comparing the costs of life insurance policies. The equivalent level annual dividend is meant to represent the part of the interest-adjusted payment and the cost that is, in effect, not guaranteed by the insurer, because dividends will change in the future as the insurer's experience changes. This amount gives the buyer an indication of the extent to which these nonguaranteed amounts affect the interest-adjusted payment and the cost of a policy.