- dividend
- noun1 payment on a company shareADJECTIVE▪ 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 dividends.
▪ cashVERB + DIVIDEND▪ pay▪ distribute▪ get, receive▪ announce, declare▪The company has not yet declared its dividends for this year.
▪ boost, increase, lift (BrE), raise▪ hold, maintain▪The interim dividend is maintained at 2.5 cents per share.
▪ cut, reduce, slash▪ taxDIVIDEND + VERB▪ be up▪The dividend is up 10.6%.
▪ go up, grow, rise▪The dividend should rise to 5 cents.
▪ stay▪The dividend stays at 0.5p.
▪ be payable▪The final dividend, payable on July 1, is reduced to 1p.
DIVIDEND + NOUN▪ payment, payout▪ distribution▪ growth, increase▪ cut▪ income, total, yield▪The fund has a dividend yield of 5.75%.
▪ rate▪ tax▪ cheque/check▪ stocks (AmE)▪ policyPREPOSITION▪ dividend on▪They have announced the quarterly dividend on the shares.
PHRASES▪ an increase in a dividend2 benefit/rewardADJECTIVE▪ big, great, handsome, huge, large, rich▪ economic, political▪ peaceVERB + DIVIDEND▪ bring, pay, produce, reap, yield▪Her hard work paid dividends when she won the school dancing competition.
▪The company reaped rich dividends with its new strategy.
PREPOSITION▪ dividend in▪The chain's investment in new stores is bringing dividends in new customers.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
