Ausschüttende

Ausschüttende is the present participle and attributive form of the German verb ausschütten, meaning to pour out, to distribute, or to pay out. As an adjective it describes something that distributes a substance or value, such as profits or dividends, or that releases substances from cells.

In finance and business language, ausschüttend or ausschüttende is used to characterize entities or policies that pay out profits to shareholders. The related noun AUssschüttung denotes the payout itself, for example in the term Ausschüttungsquote, which measures the portion of profits distributed as dividends. Phrases such as eine ausschüttende Gesellschaft or ein ausschüttendes Unternehmen describe dividend-paying firms.

In biology and medicine, ausschüttend is used to describe cells or tissues that secrete substances. Ausschüttende Zellen (secreting cells) release enzymes, hormones, mucus, or other products into ducts, interstitial space, or extracellular fluids. In this usage the term is closely related to secretion or excretion terminology.

Other contexts: The word may appear in technical or descriptive texts to indicate a process that distributes or releases something, with the precise meaning depending on the field (finance, biology, chemistry, etc.).

Etymology and grammar: Ausschüttend derives from aus- (out) + schütten (to pour or discharge). The corresponding noun is Ausschüttung (distribution or payout). As an adjective it agrees with the noun it modifies, for example eine ausschüttende Gesellschaft, eine ausschüttende Zelle.

Notes: The term is primarily used in specialized contexts; in everyday language it may be replaced by more specific terms such as Dividendenzahlung, Ausschüttung, or secretion, depending on the domain.