dividend — ozdic

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1

(noun.) payment on a company share

ADJ

expected

The company announced lower expected dividends for shareholders this year.

annual, quarterly | interim | final | company

share

The company announced a special dividend payment to all shareholders next month.

cash

VERB + DIVIDEND

pay | receive

announce, declare

The bank announced a dividend of 5 percent to its shareholders last month.

recommend

The financial committee recommended paying a larger dividend to reward loyal shareholders this year.

boost, increase, lift, raise

hold, maintain

The company decided to hold its quarterly dividend at the same level as last year.

cut, reduce, slash

pass

The board decided to pass the dividend to shareholders next quarter.

DIVIDEND + VERB

be up

Shareholders were pleased when the annual dividend was up significantly compared to last year.

go up, grow, jump, rise

The company's dividend rose significantly after they reported strong quarterly profits.

stay

The company's dividend stayed the same this year at 15 cents per share.

be payable

The quarterly dividend was payable to all shareholders who owned stock before the announcement date.

DIVIDEND + NOUN

payment, payout | growth, increase | cut | income, total, yield | policy

PREP

~ on

The company paid a generous dividend on my investment last month.

PHRASES

an increase in a dividend

2

(noun.) benefit/reward

ADJ

considerable, enormous, great, handsome, rich | economic

VERB + DIVIDEND

bring, pay, produce, reap, yield

Investing in your education early will yield dividends throughout your entire career.

PREP

~ in

Her years of hard work finally paid dividends in the form of a promotion and higher salary.

Definitions

noun

1

A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

On all dividends which do not exceed six per centum per annum, eight per centum; on dividends exceeding six per centum and not exceeding seven per centum, a tax of nine per centum...

Quarterly or annual dividend payments provide good income streams for investors who need cash in the short-term. And for those playing the longer game, dividends can be reinvested to buy even more shares in those same companies.

2

A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.

3

Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.

That blood and pain paid a dividend, too, even when the subject wasn't a sorcerer.

verb

1

To pay out a dividend.

He held instead that the words "sell or otherwise dispose of" in Clause 2 of the Shareholders' Agreement prevented the dividending of the shares in Hawker Holdings to the shareholders of Hawker Siddeley […]

Therefore, $125 million of 1983 Preferred Shares (Blue Jay) would be tendered for retirement with $135 million of the $370 million dividended up to Blue Jay.

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On all dividends which do not exceed six per centum per annum, eight per centum; on dividends exceeding six per centum and not exceeding seven per centum, a tax of nine per centum...

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02

Quarterly or annual dividend payments provide good income streams for investors who need cash in the short-term. And for those playing the longer game, dividends can be reinvested to buy even more sha

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03

In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.

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04

He held instead that the words "sell or otherwise dispose of" in Clause 2 of the Shareholders' Agreement prevented the dividending of the shares in Hawker Holdings to the shareholders of Hawker Siddel

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Therefore, $125 million of 1983 Preferred Shares (Blue Jay) would be tendered for retirement with $135 million of the $370 million dividended up to Blue Jay.

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The bank has raised its dividend by 20%.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dividend is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.