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1. The payment of a dividend or capital gain.2. A company's allocation of income and expenses among its various accounts.
3. Handing out assets to beneficiaries of an estate.
4. The sale of a large amount of stock by a single entity over a period of time rather than all at once, to avoid adversely affecting its market price. opposite of accumulation.
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