What is 'withholding tax'? Definition & meaning

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A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Securities

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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

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