配はい当とう

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配当する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for distributing or allocating something among parties. Often used in business or administrative contexts.

Specifically refers to a dividend paid to shareholders from company profits.

〈物もの〉を配はい当とうするto allot/distribute something (e.g. profits) among parties
会かい社しゃは利り益えきの一いち部ぶを株かぶ主ぬしに配はい当とうした。
The company allotted part of its profits to the shareholders.
配はい当とうを受うけ取とるto receive a dividend
株かぶ主ぬしは年ねんに一いち度ど配はい当とうを受うけ取とる。
Shareholders receive a dividend once a year.
配はい当とうを出だすto pay out a dividend
この会かい社しゃは毎まい年ねん高たかい配はい当とうを出だしている。
This company pays out high dividends every year.
配はい当とうが上あがる/下さがるfor a dividend to increase/decrease
業ぎょう績せきの改かい善ぜんで配はい当とうが上あがった。
The dividend rose due to improved business performance.

分ぶん配ぱいN1sense 1
分配 is the general word for dividing and sharing things among people, while 配当 typically implies a planned, proportional allocation, especially of profits or dividends.
配はい分ぶんN1sense 1
配分 is a broad term for distributing resources, work, or budget according to a plan, whereas 配当 more specifically suggests a proportional share paid out, as in profits or dividends.
割わり当あてN1sense 1
割り当て emphasizes an assigned quota or portion given to each party, while 配当 focuses on the share itself being distributed, often in a financial sense.
分わけ前まえ
配当 usually refers to a formal dividend or distribution (e.g. of profits), while 分け前 is a broader, more casual word for anyone's share of something.

配はい布ふN2sense 1
配布 means handing out or distributing physical items like flyers or documents, while 配当 refers to allotting a share, especially a financial dividend.
配はい偶ぐう
配当 means 'dividend' or 'allotment', not 'spouse'; it is easily confused with 配偶 because both share the kanji 配 and start with はい.

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Compound of 配 (distribute) and 当 (assign, hit). The financial sense of 'dividend' is a specialized extension of the general meaning of allotment.