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  • 1dividend recapitalization — UK US (UK ALSO dividend recapitalisation) noun [C or U] ► FINANCE an occasion when a company borrows money in order to pay a dividend to investors: »Private equity firms have increasingly used dividend recapitalization to return funds to… …

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  • 2Dividend — This article is about financial dividends. For dividends in arithmetic, see Division (mathematics). Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis  …

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  • 3Dividend tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …

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  • 4dividend — a distribution of the profits of a company among its members or shareholders. Glossary of Business Terms A portion of a company s profit paid to common shareholders and preferred shareholders. A stock selling for $20 a share with an annual… …

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  • 5Dividend — A dividend is a portion of a company s profit paid to common and preferred shareholders. A stock selling for $20 a share with an annual dividend of $1 a share yields the investor 5%. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * dividend div‧i‧dend …

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  • 6dividend — / dɪvɪdend/ noun a percentage of profits paid to shareholders ♦ to raise or increase the dividend to pay out a higher dividend than in the previous year ♦ to maintain the dividend to keep the same dividend as in the previous year ♦ to omit or… …

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  • 7dividend — The distribution of part of the earnings of a company to its shareholders. The dividend is normally expressed as an amount per share on the par value of the share. Thus a 15% dividend on a £1 share will pay 15p. However, investors are usually… …

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  • 8dividend — 1) The distribution of part of the earnings of a company to its shareholders. The dividend is normally expressed as an amount per share on the par value of the share. Thus a 15% dividend on a £1 share will pay 15p. However, investors are usually… …

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  • 9pay — /peɪ/ noun a salary or wages, money given to someone for regular work ♦ holiday with pay a holiday which an employee can take by contract and for which he or she is paid ■ verb1. to give money to buy an item or a service ● to pay £1,000 for a car …

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  • 10dividend — n. sum divided among stockholders 1) to declare a dividend 2) (also fig.) to pay a dividend 3) a stock dividend * * * [ dɪvɪdend] (also fig.) to pay a dividend [ sum divided among stockholders ] to declare a dividend a stock dividend …

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