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)
- (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
Declension of Gewinnausschüttung [feminine]
Synonyms
- Dividendenzahlung (specifically for corporations/AGs)
- Entnahme (specifically for sole proprietorships or partnerships)
Antonyms
- Gewinnthesaurierung (reinvestment of profits within the company)
- Verlustvortrag (carrying forward a loss to future periods)
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)
Related terms
- ausschütten (to distribute; to pour out)
- Gewinnverwendung (appropriation of profit)
- Ausschüttungsbetrag (the total sum to be distributed)