Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

final dividend

American  
[fahy-nuhl div-i-dend] / ˈfaɪ nəl ˈdɪv ɪˌdɛnd /

noun

final dividends plural
  1. Finance. a dividend paid to shareholders from annual profits calculated at the close of a fiscal year.

  2. Finance. a final amount paid to creditors or investors at the close of proceedings for insolvency or liquidation of assets.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

As part of the agreement, Emirates Telecommunications, or e&, will still receive Vodafone’s final dividend payout that is scheduled for payment on July 30.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Under the latest proposal, accepting shareholders would get 6,525 pence in cash and the proposed final dividend of 147.22 pence per DCC share, the marketing and support-services provider said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

The South Africa-based telecommunications company—which is majority-owned by Vodafone Group VOD 1.43%increase; green up pointing triangle —raised its final dividend for the year ended March 31 by 21% to 4.05 rand a share.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

The jet-fuel trader’s 2025 final dividend implied a yield of around 2.0% despite its earnings beat and stronger net cash position, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

A final dividend of 9½d. in the pound is announced in connection with the bankruptcy of Messrs. Harvey and Hudsons, bankers, Norwich, who failed for upwards of £1,700,000, in July, 1870. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training