dividend

[ˈdɪvɪdend]

Definition:
1. An amount of the profits that a company pays to people who own shares in the company.
2. That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly.
3. A number to be divided by another number.

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Use 'dividend' in a sentence:

1. Chinese listed companies are not pay attention to dividend policy.
2. The total dividend per ordinary share was 31 pence.
3. But this "demographic dividend" will peak in 2010.
4. The fund makes dividend or capital gain distributions.
5. They said, dividend policy is irrelevant.
6. The peace dividend has not materialised despite military spending going down in most countries.
7. The demographic dividend comes around only once.
8. dividend payments of 50 cents a share.
9. The dividend yield on the S&P is just 2%.
10. Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on.
11. To glean the safety of the income offered by a stock, investors look at dividend cover.
12. Meanwhile, Nepalis are still waiting for a peace dividend.
13. There is no confusion about what the real dividend is since the payment comes in hard cash.
14. The preferred stock in that deal paid a 10 per cent dividend.
15. The revenue from this tax, which would probably be hundreds of billions of dollars per year, could be handed out to citizens as a dividend or used to fund green infrastructure projects.
16. The first part is about dividend policy theory.
17. This type of dividend is sometimes known as a patronage dividend or patronage refund.
18. Same with dividend stocks in general.
19. Dividends for the year amounted in the aggregate to$ 50, 000.
20. He got a cum-dividend.
21. Income Tax System, Dividend Policy and Investor Protection.
22. New Research Perspective of Cash Dividend: Firm Life-Cycle Theory.
23. B: Besides insurance for you, you can also get more or less dividend from Insurance Company based on its beneficial result of management.
24. After all expenses and dividend, this is the final net figure.
25. The Financial Analysis of the Company's Dividend Policy.
26. Ordinary shareholders receive dividend from profit after deducting the preference shares dividend.
27. That's important—this really does happen, stocks really do drop in price on the ex-dividend date.
28. The final dividend will be held at 20.7p, after an 8 per cent increase.
29. In investing money some people go for more or less assured dividends, others for capital increase.
30. B: The deposit interest is fixed, while the dividend of each policy will be transferred automatically into your account through our bank by the end of each policy year. The longer the term is, the higher the dividend you earn because it is calculated at the compound interest rate.
31. The agriculture accounts can enjoy dividend policy.
32. Therefore, the development of a reasonable dividend distribution policy is very important.
33. So what do current dividend levels tell us?
34. The figure is based on the profit after tax less the dividend receivable.
35. Review and Prospect on Ownership Structure and Dividend Policy's Development.
36. The Empirical Study on the Relationship between Dividend Policy and Earnings Persistence.
37. Study on Ruin Theory and Dividend Problems for Some Risk Models.
38. The company was forced to pass its dividend.
39. Profit and dividend growth looks like being above average for the foreseeable future.
40. I own shares of Sun Life Financial in a dividend reinvestment plan.
41. A Study on the Agency Theory of Cash Dividend Policy in Electric Power Industry.
42. The global dividend yield has doubled to 2.5%.
43. Dividend policy is one of the three core content of financial management of modern companies.
44. Study on portfolio model with dividend under constrained risk measures.
45. Can Africa capitalise on the demographic dividend?
46. It cut its dividend earlier this year.
47. The company also cut its dividend.
48. Galaxy Yintai fiscal dividend securities investment funds to update placement prospectuses.
49. The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors.
50. Profit and dividend growth looks above average for the foreseeable future.
51. The company pays out a large share of its profits in dividends.
52. The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season.
53. The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 percent.
54. The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.
55. Exercising regularly will pay dividends in the end.
56. Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends.