Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
distribution — dis·tri·bu·tion /ˌdis trə byü shən/ n 1: the act or process of distributing: as a: the apportionment by a court of the property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute compare descent, devise … Law dictionary
allocation of profits — distribution of profits … English contemporary dictionary
distribution theory — ▪ economics Introduction in economics, the systematic attempt to account for the sharing of the national income among the owners of the factors of production land, labour, and capital. Traditionally, economists have studied how the costs of … Universalium
distribution — Selling a large lot ( lots) of a security in such a way that the security price is not heavily influenced. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Corporate action that occurs when the issuer of a security delivers a particular benefit or proceeds ( e.g.… … Financial and business terms
Distribution Waterfall — The order in which a private equity fund makes distributions. A distribution waterfall is a hierarchy delineating the order in which funds will be distributed, and may ensure that different types of investors have priority of payment compared to… … Investment dictionary
profits available for distribution — See: distributable profits … Accounting dictionary
profits available for distribution — See distributable profits … Big dictionary of business and management
distribution — 1) A payment by a company from its distributable profits, usually by means of a dividend. For UK tax purposes a distribution includes, in addition to dividends, any payment, whether in cash or kind, out of the assets of a company in respect of… … Accounting dictionary
distribution — 1) A payment by a company from its distributable profits, usually by means of a dividend 2) The allocation of goods to consumers by means of wholesalers and retailers. 3) The division of property and assets according to law, e. g. of a bankrupt… … Big dictionary of business and management
capital gains distribution — A distribution to the shareholders of a mutual fund out of profits from selling stocks or bonds, that is subject to capital gains taxes for the shareholders. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary ( cash) Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary… … Financial and business terms
