What I meant is any form of returning capital to the shareholders. (money.stackexchange.com)
Rather than being hyper - competitive, many companies are returning capital in the soft part of the pricing cycle, and that is the right thing to do. (alephblog.com)
A type of fixed interest investment issued by a company whereby it promises to pay regular interest payments and return the capital at the end of the investment term. (moneysmart.gov.au)