stock dividend

noun

1

: the payment by a corporation of a dividend in the form of shares usually of its own stock without change in par value compare stock split

2

: the stock distributed in a stock dividend

Examples of stock dividend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The share class, which is technically a one-for-one stock dividend of new Class C shares, will be distributed to all shareholders. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

At first, only the top two per cent of households paid it, and much of their income was produced by their wealth, in the form of stock dividends, not their labor. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

The rules for claiming a small stock dividend, for instance, may be different than claiming a large cash settlement or a deceased relative’s safety deposit box. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

While both have two adults and two children, their income from their salaries and other cash flows – including everything from stock dividends to Social Security benefits – is different. — Leila Gautham, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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