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11share — share1 [sher] n. [ME < OE scearu, akin to scieran, to SHEAR] 1. a part or portion that belongs or is allotted to an individual, or the part contributed by one 2. a just, due, reasonable, or full part or quota [to do one s share of work] 3. a)… …
12profit-taking — ˈprofit ˌtaking noun [uncountable] FINANCE when investors on a financial market sell investments in order to profit from a rise in prices: • Prices settled lower after profit taking late in the session by commodity fund managers. * * *… …
13share dividend — ➔ dividend * * * ► See Dividend. * * * share dividend UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► part of the profit of a company that is paid to shareholders in a particular period: »Share dividends are free of income tax. »More than a million share dividend… …
14profit-takers — UK US (also profit takers) noun [plural] STOCK MARKET ► investors who sells shares, etc. after their value has risen in order to make a profit. The sale by a large number of investors often causes share prices to go down: »Financial services… …
15profit participation agreement — England, Wales See profit share agreement. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
16profit sharing — n. the practice of dividing a share of the profits of a business among employees, in addition to paying their regular wages and salaries profit sharing adj …
17profit sharing — profit ,sharing noun uncount BUSINESS a system by which all the people employed by a company get a share in the profits …
18profit-sharing — ► NOUN ▪ a system in which the people who work for a company receive a direct share of its profits …
19profit sharing — profitsharing, adj. the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, esp. in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business. [1880 85] * * * System by which employees are paid a share… …
20Profit (economics) — In economics, the term profit has two related but distinct meanings. Normal profit represents the total opportunity costs (both explicit and implicit) of a venture to an entrepreneur or investor, whilst economic profit (also abnormal, pure,… …
