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What is a dividend?

What is a dividend? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
  2. (finance) A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
  3. (figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
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Company X and Y both pay annual dividend of 40 tambala to their shareholders and this is expected to continue in perpetuity.
Restoring the dividend tax credit would be a better use of public money than much of the government's wasteful spending.
So those shares will be locked away and will generate some extra dividend income for the family.
This would see earnings per share fall to a level where the company would have to dip into reserves to pay the dividend at its current level.
He is now under fire for the losses suffered and the subsequent hit to the company's dividend.
Both companies are valued at 13 times earnings and offer a similar dividend yield.

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