Business GCSE
Dividend
What Dividend means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of Dividend
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Reference: OCR
A share of the business's profits paid to shareholders as a reward for their investment.
A share of the company's profits paid to shareholders as a reward for their investment.
Topics that use Dividend
- Business ownership (AQA GCSE)
- Stakeholders in business (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Shareholder
- Conflict and agreements
- External Stakeholder
- Incorporated structures
- Incorporation
- Internal Stakeholder
- Liability and risk
- Limited liability
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