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111Dividend policy — An established guide for the firm to determine the amount of money it will pay as dividends. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * dividend policy UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE the method a company uses to decide how much it will pay as dividend …
112Dividend rate — The fixed or floating rate paid on preferred stock based on par value. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * dividend rate UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE a dividend expressed as a percentage of the share price: »These new shares will pay an… …
113dividend distribution — See: dividend income * * * dividend distribution UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE a payment of dividends to investors: » Investment companies and unit trust managers make dividend distributions to shareholders from the dividends that they have… …
114dividend income — distribution of earnings to shareholders that may be in the form of cash, stock, or property. mutual fund dividends are paid out of income, usually on a quarterly basis, from interest generated by a fund s investments. Also known as a dividend… …
115dividend policy — Standards by which a firm determines the amount of money it will pay as dividends. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * dividend policy UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE the method a company uses to decide how much it will pay as dividend to shareholders …
116dividend rate — The fixed or floating rate paid on preferred stock based on par value. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * dividend rate UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE a dividend expressed as a percentage of the share price: »These new shares will pay an improved… …
117dividend date — Date from which the economic rights start ( i.e. receiving dividends) attached to the stock. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary * * * dividend date UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE the date on which a dividend is paid: »Direct payment to your… …
118dividend stripping — bond washing The practice of buying gilt edged security after they have gone ex dividend (see ex ) and selling them cum dividend just before the next dividend is due. This procedure enables the investor to avoid receiving dividends, which in the… …
119dividend in scrip — A certificate issued by a corporation to its stockholder evidencing the holder s title to the same extent of interest in the property and franchise as a stock dividend, except that the corporation has the right to pay the dividend out of future… …
120Dividend units — In finance, a dividend unit is the right to receive payments equal to actual dividends paid on a share or a stock. A dividend unit can be granted for a term, for example 20 years from the date of grant. This article about investment is a stub.… …
