蛸たこ配はい当とう

noun

bogus dividend

A dividend paid out of capital rather than profits, giving a false impression of profitability. The term likens the practice to an octopus eating its own legs.

• その会かい社しゃは利り益えきが出でていないのに、蛸たこ配はい当とうを続つづけていた。

  The company kept paying bogus dividends even though it wasn't making a profit.