stock dividend
Americannoun
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a form of dividend collected by a stockholder in extra shares of the corporation's stock rather than in cash.
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the stock received in such a dividend.
Etymology
Origin of stock dividend
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The company also announced a 10% increase to its quarterly common stock dividend to $0.65 per share for fiscal 2026.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
It also suspended its stock dividend to investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
On Thursday it approved a full spinoff of the Cloud Intelligence Group via a stock dividend distribution to shareholders, aiming to complete the public listing within the next 12 months.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
The company has suffered from a severe drop in sales and announced on Wednesday that it would cut its stock dividend.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
That Tariff Bill was buttoned up to-day, and it has just been announced that the Sugar directors have declared a big extra stock dividend.
From Friday, the Thirteenth by Thomas William Lawson
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