Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Match Terms With Their Definition
Match Terms With Their Definition
1. authorised share capital - maximum number of shares that a company can issue, as specified
in the firm’s memorandum of association
2. dividend - part of a company's profits paid to shareholders
3. issued share capital - proportion of authorised capital which has been issued to shareholders
in the form of shares
4. ordinary share - type of share in a company that entitles the shareholder to voting rights and
dividends
5. pre-emption rights - entitlement entailing that, when new shares are issued, these must first
be offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing holdings
6. preference share - g type of share that gives rights of priority as to dividends, as well as
priority over other shareholders in a company's winding-up
7. right issue- offer of additional shares to existing shareholders, in proportion to their
holdings, to raise money for the company
8. subscriber - someone who agrees to buy shares or other securities
noun forms
1. issue issuance - produce or provide something official
2. pre- empt - pre-emption - to do or say something before someone so that you make their
words or actions
3. refuce - refusal - to say that you will not do or accept something
4. consolidate - consolildation - to combine several things, especially businesses, so that they
become more effective
5. divide - division - to separate into parts or groups
6. resolve - resolution - to make decition formally
7. diversify - diversification - to become more varied or different
8. amend - amerdment - to change words of a text, typically law or a legal document
9. rely on - relience - to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or
something in order to continue, to work correctly or to succeed