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111Capital Gains Yield — The price appreciation component of a security s (such as a common stock) total return. For stock holdings, the capital gains yield will be the change in price divided by the original (purchase) price. Calculated as: Where: P0 = Original price of …
112Capital Reduction — The process of decreasing a company s shareholder equity through share cancellations and share repurchases. The reduction of capital is done by companies for numerous reasons including increasing shareholder value and producing a more efficient… …
113Capital accumulation — Most generally, the accumulation of capital refers simply to the gathering or amassment of objects of value; the increase in wealth; or the creation of wealth. Capital can be generally defined as assets invested with the expectation that their… …
114Share premium account — The share premium account of a company is the capital that a company raises upon issuing shares that is in excess of the nominal value of the shares.For example, a company may issue shares of a nominal value of £1 each at a subscription price of… …
115Capital (political) — A capital is the area of a country, province, region, or state, regarded as enjoying primary status; it is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of the seat of government and fixed by law, but there… …
116capital and interest — ▪ economics Introduction in economics, a stock of resources that may be employed in the production of goods and services and the price paid for the use of credit or money, respectively. Capital in economics is a word of many meanings …
117Capital city — A capital city (or just capital) is the area of a country, province, region, or state considered to enjoy primary status; although there are exceptions, a capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of… …
118Capital punishment in Texas — The State of Texas Death Row seal, taken at the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas …
119share — One of a number of titles of ownership in a company. Most companies are limited by shares, enabling investors to limit their liability if the company fails to the amount paid for (or owing on) the shares. A share is a chose in action, conferring… …
120share — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a portion that a person receives from or gives to a common amount. 2 a a part contributed by an individual to an enterprise or commitment. b a part received by an individual from this (got a large share of the credit). 3 part… …
