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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

It also suspended its stock dividend to investors.

From Los Angeles Times

And that has been understood to mean that the government may impose taxes on wages or earnings and stock dividends, but not on property or corporate wealth that grows in value.

From Los Angeles Times