Business
dividend
noun
Definition
A sum of money paid to shareholders from a company's profits.
In a sentence
“The company announced a rise in its annual dividend following a strong financial year.”
Synonyms
profit sharereturnpayout
Common collocations
- pay a dividend
- dividend yield
- annual dividend
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