dividend
51dividend roll — ˈdividend ˌroll noun [countable usually singular] FINANCE when shares are bought in order to get a dividend payment and then sold again * * * dividend roll UK US noun [C] ► STOCK MARKET an occasion when shares are bought in order to get a… …
52dividend warrant — ➔ warrant1 * * * dividend warrant UK }} US }} noun [C] UK ► FINANCE DIVIDEND CHEQUE(Cf. ↑dividend cheque) …
53dividend-price ratio — ➔ ratio * * * dividend price ratio UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE the dividend a company pays out to shareholders as a percentage of the share price: »Higher dividend price ratios predict higher volatility in the market …
54dividend-stripping — ˈdividend ˌstripping noun [uncountable] FINANCE when someone sells shares just before a dividend payment and buys them again after the payment in order to avoid paying tax on the dividend: • Dividend stripping is to some extent considered… …
55dividend cheque — UK US UK (US dividend check) noun [C] (also dividend warrant) ► FINANCE a cheque (= printed form for making a payment from a bank account) paying someone a dividend on their shares: »Dividend cheques are valid for one year from the date on the… …
56dividend 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… …
57dividend trade roll/play — Used for listed equity securities. Method of buying and selling stocks around their ex dividend dates so as to collect the dividend (which is 80% tax exempt) offset by a fully taxable capital loss. Predicated on the 80% current exemption that… …
58dividend recapitalization — UK US (UK ALSO dividend recapitalisation) noun [C or U] ► FINANCE an occasion when a company borrows money in order to pay a dividend to investors: »Private equity firms have increasingly used dividend recapitalization to return funds to… …
59dividend cover — The number of times the dividend per share can be divided into the earnings per share (that is, the number of times a company could pay its recent dividend out of its net profit). Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international… …
60dividend re-investment plan — (DRIP) A plan under which shareholders can elect to receive shares instead of receiving a cash dividend. Once the shareholders elect to take shares, the company s registrars will arrange for the shares to be purchased on the market. Brokers costs …
