special dividend

American  

noun

1. a dividend paid to stockholders in addition to the regular dividend.

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Example Sentences

Investors may also be disappointed if Costco doesn’t deliver a special dividend this quarter.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The company announced a $15 special dividend in December 2023 that was paid the following month.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The new bid values BlueScope at about $11 billion, or 34 Australian dollars a share before payment of an interim and special dividend.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

BlueScope, which last month announced a special dividend, said it will also look to buy back more shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In that year, however, the Union Pacific liquidated its holdings by distributing them to its own individual stockholders in the shape of a special dividend.

From The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states by Moody, John