pay dividend
Example Sentences
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When a business is in trouble, “I would not expect management to pay dividend with one hand and ask for money with the other hand,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2015
S&P 500 telecommunications, utilities and consumer-staples stocks pay dividend yields of 5.74 percent, 4.18 percent and 2.93 percent, respectively.
From BusinessWeek • Feb. 9, 2012
With them, nothing but current coin will pass, and what does not pay dividend is unprofitable.
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas
The earning faculty of the Bank of England is in proportion less than that of other banks, and also the sum on which it has to pay dividend is altogether greater than theirs.
From Lombard Street : a description of the money market by Bagehot, Walter
