noun
1 payment on a company share
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , high , large
▪ 10% , etc.
▪ total
▪ gross , net (both BrE )
▪ annual , quarterly
▪ final , interim (both BrE )
▪ company , corporate
▪ share ( esp. BrE ), stock ( esp. AmE )
▪
Investors will still pay tax on their foreign share ~s.
▪ cash
VERB + DIVIDEND
▪ pay
▪ distribute
▪ get , receive
▪ announce , declare
▪
The company has not yet declared its ~s for this year.
▪ boost , increase , lift ( BrE ), raise
▪ hold , maintain
▪
The interim ~ is maintained at 2.5 cents per share.
▪ cut , reduce , slash
▪ tax
DIVIDEND + VERB
▪ be up
▪
The ~ is up 10.6%.
▪ go up , grow , rise
▪
The ~ should rise to 5 cents.
▪ stay
▪
The ~ stays at 0.5p.
▪ be payable
▪
The final ~, payable on July 1, is reduced to 1p.
DIVIDEND + NOUN
▪ payment , payout
▪ distribution
▪ growth , increase
▪ cut
▪ income , total , yield
▪
The fund has a ~ yield of 5.75%.
▪ rate
▪ tax
▪ cheque/check
▪ stocks ( AmE )
▪ policy
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
They have announced the quarterly ~ on the shares.
PHRASES
▪ an increase in a ~
2 benefit/reward
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , great , handsome , huge , large , rich
▪ economic , political
▪ peace
VERB + DIVIDEND
▪ bring , pay , produce , reap , yield
▪
Her hard work paid ~s when she won the school dancing competition.
▪
The company reaped rich ~s with its new strategy.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
The chain's investment in new stores is bringing ~s in new customers.