Dividends

Word DIVIDENDS
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Definitions and meanings of "Dividends"

What do we mean by dividends?

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

A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).

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

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The word "dividends" in example sentences

The total return on Campbell stock, assuming reinvested dividends, is 31.5% vs. a loss of 14.4% for the S&P 500 in that time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Invest in dividends, and ignore the military, and you know what happens? ❋ Unknown (2010)

IT stocks accounted for 9.2 percent of the almost $210 billion in dividends paid out as of Oct. 7 compared with 8.9 percent for financial stocks, according to data compiled by S&P. ❋ Alexis Leondis (2010)

That takes into account $1.5 billion in dividends paid to the Treasury Department. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Indeed, at a moment when every budget dollar must be used as efficiently and effectively as possible, few investments pay better long-term dividends than family planning. ❋ Jeffrey L. Sturchio (2011)

And we ultimately got, over eight years, an investment of, we got about $60 million or $70 million back in dividends, and we've made about $800 million in profits. ❋ Alexandra Zendrian (2010)

"[F] ar too many of the large corporations I survey that are committing to fixed investment report that the most effective way to deploy cheap money raised in the current bond markets or in the form of loans from banks, beyond buying in stock or expanding dividends, is to invest it abroad where taxes are lower and governments are more eager to please," Dallas Fed president Fisher said Oct. 19. ❋ Shahien Nasiripour (2010)

The average yield for a stock in the IT industry that pays dividends is 1.9 percent compared with 1.4 percent for a financial stock, based on data from S&P. ❋ Alexis Leondis (2010)

This declaration embraces the principles outlined in the new investment framework from UNAIDS published last week in the journal the Lancet -- principles that point to a targeted and strategic approach to investment in the prevention AND treatment response that will yield long-term dividends. ❋ Mitchell Warren (2011)

So when Sweden's young workers tap the world's capital markets with their private accounts, they are just screwing themselves because, what?, as a result they must receive less in "dividends and coupon payments" in Sweden in the future compared to what they save, just as they'd get less in benefits compared to the taxes they paid in a paygo transfer system? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The 12 regional ANCs recently reported paying $171 million in dividends to shareholders in 2008, a sharp increase over prior years. ❋ Robert O'Harrow Jr. (2010)

Stockholders pocketed billions in dividends for the same reason. ❋ Brett Arends (2010)

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