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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.


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The company’s board declared a final dividend of 4.90 rand a share and an additional ordinary dividend of 9.55 rand a share, compared with a final dividend of 1.65 rand for fiscal 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Suncorp also said it would pay a A$0.10/share special dividend on top of its A$0.52/share ordinary final dividend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

In addition, accepting shareholders would be able to keep the proposed final dividend of 16.1 pence per share for 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The final dividend being 0000, we have x − 231 = 0, and therefore x = 231.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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