special dividend
a dividend paid to stockholders in addition to the regular dividend.
- Also called extra dividend.
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How to use special dividend in a sentence
Uncertainty over dividend taxes spurred a gusher of special dividend payouts—7.5 times more than average.
Fiscal Cliff Spurs Record Special Dividend Payouts | Matthew Zeitlin | December 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were extended another two years, so the special-dividend payers were acting in haste.
Fiscal Cliff Spurs Record Special Dividend Payouts | Matthew Zeitlin | December 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAll told, the special dividend payouts totaled some $30.9 billion.
Fiscal Cliff Spurs Record Special Dividend Payouts | Matthew Zeitlin | December 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAn average fourth quarter has about 31 special dividend announcements.
Fiscal Cliff Spurs Record Special Dividend Payouts | Matthew Zeitlin | December 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe capital stock of this concern was then distributed gratis as a special dividend among its own shareholders.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
Susannah knew that they were paying three per cent dividends a monthand in April there was a special dividend of two per cent.
Out of the Air | Inez Haynes IrwinA regular dividend of two shillings per share, and a special dividend of as much more was declared, aggregating in all £30,000.
The Wedge of Gold | C. C. Goodwin
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