undistributed
Britishadjective
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logic (of a term) referring only to some members of the class designated by the term, as doctors in some doctors are overworked
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commerce (of a profit) not paid in dividends to the shareholders of a company but retained to help finance its trading
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In contrast, a nongrantor trust reaches the 37% top rate on undistributed taxable income above just $16,000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
In recent months, attorneys for the class members have returned to court to force the city to explain the reason for the undistributed funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
After increasing its supplies as demand rose, the organization was left with 3,000 undistributed turkeys, which Jones said would probably be distributed to other organizations holding giveaways.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
A year later, it instituted a tax on undistributed corporate profits, in theory giving businesses an incentive to disburse more earnings to workers.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2020
Here the word master is, so to say, undistributed.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
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