Distribution of earnings to a company's shareholders paid from current or retained profit.

向公司的股东分发收益，从当期利润或留存利润中支付。

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Upon disposal of revalued properties, the relevant portion of revaluation reserve recognised in respect of previous revaluations is released from the property revaluation reserve to retained profit.

当出售重估物业时，重估储备内就先前重估物业确认的有关部份，会由物业重估储备转拨往保留溢利。

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Historically, they have retained the nature and classification of the underlying profit, which has meant a highly beneficial capital gains treatment.

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But analysts expect former parent company eBay, which retained a 30% stake in Skype, to profit from the liquidity event, too.

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