stock dividend

noun

: 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

: the stock distributed in a stock dividend

Examples of stock dividend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That decision was generally understood to mean that the government may impose taxes on wages or stock dividends, but not necessarily on property or corporate wealth that grows in value. —

David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 Estate tax While the Forbes list tracks those who are still working or at least collecting stock dividends, Connecticut also has ultra-wealthy families who are paying the state’s estate tax. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024 Annual stock dividend payouts increased over 12 times, while the remaining price-only return grew forty-four times. —

Wes Moss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 How does bond interest stack up against the income-producing potential of stock dividends? —

Wes Moss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stock dividend

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stock dividend was circa 1902

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