ex dividend

American  

adverb

1. exclusive of dividend: applied to a stock traded when payment of a dividend is pending, indicating that the price of the security does not include any dividend declared (cum dividend ).

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ex dividend British  

adverb

1. without the right to the current dividend Compare cum dividend

   to quote shares ex dividend

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Etymology

Origin of ex dividend

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

As a result we see downside to consensus and downgrade the stock to sell with a 200p ex dividend target price.

From The Guardian

On the New York Stock Exchange the invariable practice is to sell stock with the “dividend on” until the company’s books are closed, after which it is usually sold “ex dividend.”

From Project Gutenberg