stock dividend

noun

Finance.

1. a form of dividend collected by a stockholder in extra shares of the corporation's stock rather than in cash.

2. the stock received in such a dividend.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stock dividend¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

One drawback, however, is that stock dividends, if applicable, aren’t enjoyed by options investors.

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One drawback, however, is that stock dividends, if applicable, aren’t enjoyed by options investors.

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That decision was generally understood to mean that the government may impose taxes on wages or stock dividends, but not necessarily on property or corporate wealth that grows in value.

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The method involved a complicated, carefully choreographed trade of tax refunds on stock dividends.

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Should federal income taxes be limited to “realized” gains, such as stock dividends and capital gains?

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