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distributable

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[di-strib-yuht-uh-buhl] / dɪˈstrɪb yət ə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be distributed; available for distribution.

  2. Finance. remaining after tax has been paid on the gross amount of income, especially in corporate contexts.


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Instead, Anderson began paying himself large “guaranteed payments” — compensation made to a company member regardless of profits — ensuring his companies appeared to generate little or no distributable profit, the complaint alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

When Blue Owl reports fourth quarter results on Feb. 5, Oppenheimer expects distributable earnings per share for the 2025 year to be $0.90 pretax, and $0.82 after tax.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Majority-owned Brookfield Asset Management arm recorded a 6.8% rise in distributable earnings on a year-earlier to $661 million in the third quarter, while fee-related earnings were up 17% to an all-time high of $754 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Blackstone reported distributable earnings of $1.52 per share, exceeding analyst expectations of $1.23 per share.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

In class five, falsehood comprises simple falsehoods, forgery, personation, and perjury; again distributable like the private offences.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir