dividend
US /ˈdɪvɪdend/UK /ˈdɪvɪdend/
Definition
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Shareholders voted to approve a quarterly dividend of fifty cents per common share.
Synonyms
- share of profitshaving a meaning similar to dividend
- yieldproduction of a certain amount
Collocations
- Easy cash dividend paymentto cash dividend payment, meaning to exchange for cash
- Medium annual dividend yield on sharesdescribing annual dividend yield on shares ((botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year)
- Hard board approves special interim dividendto board approves special interim dividend, meaning to get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
- Very Hard reap a handsome peace dividendto reap a handsome peace dividend, meaning to gather, as of natural products
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