The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
cumulative dividend — ➔ dividend * * * cumulative dividend UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a regular payment made to the owners of cumulative preference shares: »It is common that shares with a right to a cumulative dividend obtain voting rights if the dividend … Financial and business terms
cumulative dividend — see dividend Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cumulative dividend … Law dictionary
dividend — div·i·dend / di və ˌdend/ n 1: the part of corporate net earnings distributed usu. periodically (as quarterly) to stockholders in the form of cash, additional shares, or property either as a set amount per share or a percentage of par value… … Law dictionary
dividend — The distribution of current or accumulated earnings to the shareholders of a corporation pro rata based on the number of shares owned. Dividends are usually issued in cash. However, they may be issued in the form of stock or property. The… … Black's law dictionary
dividend — The distribution of current or accumulated earnings to the shareholders of a corporation pro rata based on the number of shares owned. Dividends are usually issued in cash. However, they may be issued in the form of stock or property. The… … Black's law dictionary
dividend — a distribution of the profits of a company among its members or shareholders. Glossary of Business Terms A portion of a company s profit paid to common shareholders and preferred shareholders. A stock selling for $20 a share with an annual… … Financial and business terms
Dividend — A dividend is a portion of a company s profit paid to common and preferred shareholders. A stock selling for $20 a share with an annual dividend of $1 a share yields the investor 5%. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * dividend div‧i‧dend … Financial and business terms
dividend — A gain or profit. Hellmich v Hellman (CA8 Me) 18 F2d 239. A division into shares; one of such shares. A payment made by a corporation to its stockholders out of surplus earnings and under authority of a resolution by the board of directors which… … Ballentine's law dictionary
cumulative — /kyumyalatav/ Additional; heaping up; increasing; forming an aggregate. The word signifies that two things are to be added together, instead of one being a repetition or in substitution of the other. As to cumulative dividend, cumulative… … Black's law dictionary
cumulative — /kyumyalatav/ Additional; heaping up; increasing; forming an aggregate. The word signifies that two things are to be added together, instead of one being a repetition or in substitution of the other. As to cumulative dividend, cumulative… … Black's law dictionary
