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Collocations for dividend - noun

1. payment on a company share

ADJ.

high | 10%, etc. | fixed | increased | gross, total | net | expected
a method of valuing shares based on expected dividends
annual, quarterly | interim | final | company | share
Investors will still pay tax on their foreign share dividends.
cash

VERB + DIVIDEND

pay | receive | announce, declare
The company has not yet declared its dividends for this year.
recommend
The board has recommended a final dividend of 6 pence per share.
boost, increase, lift, raise | hold, maintain
The interim dividend is maintained at 2.5 cents per share.
cut, reduce, slash | pass
During that time, dividends were cut or passed (= not paid) and there were plenty of closures.

DIVIDEND + VERB

be up
The dividend is up 10.6% to 11.3p.
go up, grow, jump, rise
The dividend should jump to 5p.
stay
The dividend stays at 0.5p.
be payable
The final dividend, payable on July 1, is reduced to 1p.

DIVIDEND + NOUN

payment, payout | growth, increase | cut | income, total, yield | policy

PREP.

~ on
They have announced the quarterly dividend on the shares.

PHRASES

an increase in a dividend

2. benefit/reward

ADJ.

considerable, enormous, great, handsome, rich | economic

VERB + 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 for packaging holidays.

PREP.

~ in
The chain''s investment in new stores is bringing dividends in new customers.

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