Dividend A portion of profits distributed by a corporation to its shareholders based on the type of stock and number of shares owned.
Dividend
In relation to a company, the profit of trading divided among the members in proportion to their shares and in accordance with their rights as shareholders.
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Dividend: A share of profits issued to the holders of shares in a corporation. Dividends can be paid in shares of stock or other property such as shares in a subsidiary or parent company.
DIVIDEND - A cash payment financed by profits that is designated by a company's board of directors to be distributed among stockholders.
A portion of the principal, or profits, divided among several owners of a thing.
Dividend: A fund set aside by a corporation composed of profits that will be apportioned to its various stockholders. When a corporation is profitable, its board of directors will usually declare a dividend.
Dividend:
Under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act it refers to those monies paid by a Trustee in Bankruptcy to the creditors.
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The final, legal ending of a marriage, by Court order.
dividend
n. a portion of profit, usually based on the number of shares of stock in a corporation and the rate of distribution approved by the board of directors or management, that is paid to shareholders for each share they own.
Dividend - A proportionate distribution of profits made in the form of a money payment to shareholders, by a for-profit corporation. A company’s board of directors declares dividends.
Dividend option
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: an option allowing the owner of a participating insurance policy and esp. a life insurance policy to determine how dividends are to be paid (as in cash or by being applied as payment for additional insurance) ...
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See: retained earnings ...
A declaration of a dividend is an act of a corporation in setting aside a portion of net or surplus income for proportional distribution as a dividend to those who hold shares of stock.
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Expanded Legal Definition of Secret TrustSecurities Negotiable instruments which yield dividends or interest.
Expanded Legal Definition of SecuritiesSecurity Something given to ensure the payment of a loan.
The two other benefits of shares include a right to participate in profits (through dividends) and the right to share the residue of assets of the company, once liabilities have been paid off, if it is ever dissolved.
The most common special right is a preference over holders of ordinary shares when dividends are declared.
A company can only pay dividends out of profits - which have been defined as the "earnings of a concern after deducting the. expenses of earning them.
3, this rule is declared not to apply to any public debt or loan of this commonwealth; but such public debt or loan shall pass and be transferable, and the dividends thereon accrued and to accrue, ...
Kentucky rule -- In the allocation of dividends by trustees as between income and principal, ...
In the allocation of dividents by trustees as between income and principal, all dividends whether paid in cash or stock are regarded as income through in most jurisdictions accepting this rule a dividend paid in the stock of the issuing corporation ...
Typically, common shares have voting rights and a pro rata right to any dividends declared. They differ from preferred shares which, by definition, carry some kind of right or privilege above the common shares (eg. first to receive any dividends).
Divisible property includes passive increases and decreases in the value of marital property, such as interest and dividends.
The Standard Oil Company, for example, induced stockholders in various enterprises to assign their stock to a board of trustees and to receive dividend-bearing trust certificates in return.
unearned income : income (as interest and dividends) that is not gained by labor, service, or skill compare earned income ...
stock of a private corporation which was issued and then bought back by the corporation or otherwise reacquired by the corporation. Treasury stock held by a corporation earns dividends for the corporation, ...
Preferred Stock: A separate and/or secondary class of stock issued by some corporations. Preferred stock typically has limited or no voting rights, but its holders are paid dividends or receive repayment priority in the event the corporation is ...
These include the right to be notified of annual shareholders' meetings, to elect directors and to receive an appropriate share of any dividends.
TRUST: Property given to a trustee to manage for the benefit of a third person. Generally the beneficiary gets interest and dividends on the trust assets for a set number of years.
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