What is 'withholding tax'? Definition & meaning

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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Withholding Tax