dividend payment

Meanings

1. 1nouncountablebusinessfinance

   an amount of money that a company pays to its shareholders out of its profits.

   Grammar: Countable: a dividend payment, several dividend payments.

   Patterns

   • make a dividend payment
   • receive a dividend payment
   • a dividend payment of $1 per share

   The company announced a dividend payment of $0.50 per share.

   Shareholders will receive their dividend payment next month.

   Regular dividend payments attract long-term investors.

2. 2noununcountablebusinessfinance

   the act of paying dividends to shareholders.

   Grammar: Uncountable when referring to the process: dividend payment is made quarterly.

   Patterns

   • dividend payment is made
   • the timing of dividend payment

   Dividend payment usually occurs four times a year.

   The board discussed the schedule for dividend payment.

Word forms

Common combinations

make a dividend payment

The firm will make a dividend payment in December.

receive a dividend payment

Investors receive a dividend payment each quarter.

quarterly dividend payment

The company offers a quarterly dividend payment.

suspend dividend payments

The airline had to suspend dividend payments during the crisis.

a dividend payment of

They announced a dividend payment of 25 cents per share.

Synonyms and how they differ

dividend

Dividend is the more general term for the sum paid; dividend payment emphasizes the act or instance of paying it.

distribution

Distribution is a broader business term for money paid out to owners; it can include other types of payments.

Word family

dividend noun

The share of profits paid to shareholders.

pay verb

To give money for goods, services, or as a dividend.

Commonly confused: dividend payment or interest payment?

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