ordinary dividend

  • 1ordinary dividend — ➔ dividend * * * ordinary dividend UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a part of a company s profits that is paid to shareholders with ordinary shares at particular times of the year: » The company has warned shareholders the ordinary dividend …

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  • 2ordinary dividend — A regular dividend paid by a corporation, as distinguished from an extra dividend or a stock dividend. 19 Am J2d Corp § 810 …

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  • 3dividend — a distribution of the profits of a company among its members or shareholders. Glossary of Business Terms A portion of a company s profit paid to common shareholders and preferred shareholders. A stock selling for $20 a share with an annual… …

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  • 4Dividend — A dividend is a portion of a company s profit paid to common and preferred shareholders. A stock selling for $20 a share with an annual dividend of $1 a share yields the investor 5%. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * dividend div‧i‧dend …

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  • 5Dividend tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …

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  • 6Dividend imputation — is a corporate tax system in which some or all of the tax paid by a company may be attributed, or imputed, to the shareholders by way of a tax credit to reduce the income tax payable on a distribution. In comparison to the classical system, it… …

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  • 7Dividend stripping — is the purchase of shares just before a dividend is paid, and the sale of those shares after that payment, i.e. when they go ex dividend. This may be done either by an ordinary investor as an investment strategy, or by a company s owners or… …

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  • 8ordinary shares — carry the residual economic value of a company. They carry rights to distribution of profits through dividends, to the surplus assets of a company on a winding up and to votes at general meetings of the company. Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. UK …

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  • 9dividend share — UK US noun [C] UK (US dividend stock) ► STOCK MARKET a share that has been bought using a dividend, or that is given instead of a dividend: »Shareholders will receive 19 new ordinary shares plus one special dividend share for every 20 ordinary… …

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  • 10ordinary stock — ➔ stock1 * * * ordinary stock UK US noun [C or U] (UK also common stock) ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a share or shares of a company providing the owner with a right to vote at shareholder meetings and to receive a part of the company profits as a… …

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