distribution of earnings

  • 1distribution of earnings — index dividend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2distribution — dis·tri·bu·tion /ˌdis trə byü shən/ n 1: the act or process of distributing: as a: the apportionment by a court of the property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute compare descent, devise …

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  • 3earnings per share — EPS *Net income accruing to a corporation’s stockholders, expressed in terms of individual shares of ownership. The earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing net income by *common stock. In practice, this basic calculation can require… …

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  • 4distribution, corporate — n. A corporation’s paying out money to shareholders, such as accumulated earnings in the form of dividends. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 5earnings — Income. That which is earned; i.e., money earned from performance of labor, services, sale of goods, etc. Revenue earned by an individual or business. Earnings generally include but are not limited to: salaries and wages, interest and dividends,… …

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  • 6earnings — Income. That which is earned; i.e., money earned from performance of labor, services, sale of goods, etc. Revenue earned by an individual or business. Earnings generally include but are not limited to: salaries and wages, interest and dividends,… …

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  • 7distribution theory — ▪ economics Introduction       in economics, the systematic attempt to account for the sharing of the national income among the owners of the factors of production land, labour, and capital. Traditionally, economists have studied how the costs of …

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  • 8distribution — The giving out or division among a number, sharing or parceling out, allotting, dispensing, apportioning. Corporate. A direct or indirect transfer of money or other property (except its own shares) or incurrence of indebtedness by a corporation… …

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  • 9distribution — The giving out or division among a number, sharing or parceling out, allotting, dispensing, apportioning. Corporate. A direct or indirect transfer of money or other property (except its own shares) or incurrence of indebtedness by a corporation… …

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  • 10earnings available for ordinary shareholders — The profit of a company that is available for distribution in the form of a dividend to the holders of ordinary shares …

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