Gewinnausschüttung

German

Etymology

Gewinn (profit) +‎ Ausschüttung (distribution/pouring out)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈvɪnʔaʊ̯sˌʃʏtʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧winn‧aus‧schüt‧tung

Noun

Gewinnausschüttung f (genitive Gewinnausschüttung, plural Gewinnausschüttungen)

  1. (finance, business) profit distribution (the payment of a portion of a company's net profit to its shareholders or partners)
    Die Aktionäre stimmten einer Erhöhung der Gewinnausschüttung auf der Hauptversammlung zu.
    The shareholders approved an increase in the profit distribution at the annual general meeting.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Dividendenzahlung (specifically for corporations/AGs)
  • Entnahme (specifically for sole proprietorships or partnerships)

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Jahresüberschuss(the net income that serves as the basis for any distribution)
  • Ausschüttungsquote(the percentage of the annual profit that is distributed to shareholders)
  • Kapitalertragsteuer(the tax deducted directly from the distributed amount)
  • Dividendenrendite(the ratio of the distribution to the current share price)
  • Ausschüttungssperre(legal regulations that prevent profits from being paid out to protect creditors)