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28 January
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'The company announced that it would not pay stockholders (a dividend) when operations for the fiscal year are unprofitable.'
in the sentence ' a dividend = dividends ' ?
'The company announced that it would not pay stockholders (a dividend) when operations for the fiscal year are unprofitable.'
in the sentence ' a dividend = dividends ' ?
in the sentence ' a dividend = dividends ' ?
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a dividend is singular dividends is plural
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@TracYolivia yeah that I know, I meant 'a dividend' in the sentence represents a dividend in general? there's saying 'pay stockholders a dividend..' not dividends
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because it is one dividend for all like you made $100 you have to share $100 with all ppl . you are not paying everybody $100 .
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- Korean
@TracYolivia so a dividend is the whole that is to be divided into parts, got it!! thanks :)
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@ttlearner yes the stock made one win for this period of time and from hat win they are paying all the shareholders. when the company makes 1 million in a year they have just this 1 million they can give away. that is the profit
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@ttlearner t is missing that win
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