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
AMC created its preferred shares last August and gave them to its investors for free in the form of a stock dividend.
From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2023
Last month, Southwest said it would reinstate its stock dividend, which was suspended in 2020 to conserve cash and to comply with restrictions imposed on airlines receiving federal aid.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023
Reference has been made to a stock dividend of 20 per cent. issued by a mill of Gastonia within the last few years.
From The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South by Mitchell, Broadus
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