Elektro Leads a Week of Dividend Payments in Brazil
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Elektro is a company in Brazil. This week, it pays R$ 1.35 for each share. This is the biggest payment this week.
A dividend is money a company gives to people who own its shares. Companies often pay dividends when they make good money.
Other companies also pay dividends this week. They are Banco do Brasil, Cury, Gerdau, and Marcopolo. Banco do Brasil is a big bank. Marcopolo makes buses.
There is a special calendar for September. It shows when each company pays money to its shareholders. People who own shares can check this calendar.
Many people invest money in shares to earn dividends. This is one way to make money from a company without working there.
Vocabulary15 words
- share
- a small part of a company that people can buy
- dividend
- money a company pays to people who own its shares
- calendar
- a list that shows dates for things that will happen
- shareholders
- people who own shares in a company
- invest
- to give money to something, hoping to get more money back later
- payment
- money that is given for something
- bank
- a place where people keep and borrow money
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- money
- coins and notes people use to buy things
- week
- seven days in a row
- biggest
- the largest in size or amount
- buses
- big vehicles that carry many people
- own
- to have something that belongs to you
- check
- to look at something carefully
- earn
- to get money for work or investment
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Answer key
1. R$ 1.35 2. Money paid to shareholders 3. True
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Elektro is a company in Brazil. This week, it pays R$ 1.35 for each _____. This is the _____ payment this week.
A _____ is money a company gives to people who own its shares. Companies often pay dividends when they make good money.
Other companies also pay dividends this week. They are Banco do Brasil, Cury, Gerdau, and _____. Banco do Brasil is a big bank. Marcopolo makes _____.
There is a special _____ for September. It shows when each company pays money to its _____. People who own shares can check this calendar.
Many people _____ money in shares to earn dividends. This is one way to make money from a company without working there.
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