Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• DIVIDEND INCOME - Distribution of earnings to shareholders that may be in the form of cash, stock, or p...
  
  
• DIVIDEND LIMITATION - A bond convenant that restricts in some way the firm's ability to pay cash divide...
  
  
• DIVIDEND ORDER - A letter or form signed by the shareholder instructing a corporation to issue and forw...
  
  
• DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO - You can calculate a dividend payout ratio by dividing the dividend a company pa...
  
  
• DIVIDEND POLICY - Standards by which a firm determines the amount of money it will pay as dividends.
  
  
• DIVIDEND RATE - The fixed or floating rate paid on preferred stock based on par value.
  
  
• DIVIDEND RECEIVED DEDUCTION (DRD) - Federal tax law allows a C corporation investing in the stock of ot...
  
  
• DIVIDEND RECORD - S&P publication stating companies' payment histories and corporate policies.
  
  
• DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT - Occurs when a dividend paying organization such as a corporation or mutual fund...
  
  
• DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN - A program offered by a publicly held company in which dividends are used t...