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social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > accounting and activity-based costing > dividends
social science subjects > business and management > finance > dividends

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dividends  

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  • Dividends are a portion of a company's earnings distributed to the holders of its common and/or preferred stock. In other words, a dividend represents the shareholders' return on investment just as interest represents the return on investment on checking and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, bonds, and other fixed-rate debt investments. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Dividends]

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