to declare a dividend
1declare a dividend — ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to tell shareholders that they will receive a dividend (= a share of a company s profits) and how much it will be: »The Fund declares and pays dividends on net investment income on a quarterly basis. Main Entry: ↑declare …
2declare a dividend — To announce the amount per share a trading concern is prepared to pay its shareholders • • • Main Entry: ↑dividend …
3declare — de‧clare [dɪˈkleə ǁ ˈkler] verb [transitive] 1. to make something known officially to the public: • Shares in the company, which declared a £216 million loss, fell 712p to 334p. • Two dominant companies have declared major redundancy programmes… …
4Dividend — This article is about financial dividends. For dividends in arithmetic, see Division (mathematics). Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis  …
5dividend — 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 …
6declare — v. 1 tr. announce openly or formally (declare war; declare a dividend). 2 tr. pronounce (a person or thing) to be something (declared him to be an impostor; declared it invalid). 3 tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause) assert emphatically; state… …
7declare — verb (declared; declaring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear more at clear Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make known …
8dividend — div·i·dend / di və ˌdend/ n 1: the part of corporate net earnings distributed usu. periodically (as quarterly) to stockholders in the form of cash, additional shares, or property either as a set amount per share or a percentage of par value… …
9Dividend imputation — is a corporate tax system in which some or all of the tax paid by a company may be attributed, or imputed, to the shareholders by way of a tax credit to reduce the income tax payable on a distribution. In comparison to the classical system, it… …
10declare — [dē kler′, dikler′] vt. declared, declaring [ME declaren < OFr declarer < L declarare < de , intens. + clarare, to make clear < clarus, CLEAR] 1. to make clearly known; state or announce openly, formally, etc. 2. to show or reveal 3.… …
