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preferred dividend — UK US noun [C] US FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► PREFERENCE DIVIDEND(Cf. ↑preference dividend) … Financial and business terms
Preferred Dividend Coverage Ratio — A coverage ratio that measures a company s ability to pay off its required preferred dividend payments. A healthy company will have a high coverage ratio, indicating that it has little difficulty in paying off its preferred dividend requirements … Investment dictionary
Preferred Dividend — A dividend that is accrued and paid on a company s preferred shares. In the event that a company is unable to pay all dividends, claims to preferred dividends take precedence over claims to dividends that are paid on common shares. Preferred… … Investment dictionary
preferred dividend — A dividend declared and paid on preferred stock. A dividend payable by virtue of contract to one class of stockholders in priority to that to be paid to another class. 19 Am J2d Corp § 809 … Ballentine's law dictionary
preferred dividend — A payment of a corporation s profits to holders of preferred stock … Business law dictionary
preferred dividend coverage — net income after interest and taxes (before common stock dividends) divided by preferred stock dividends. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
cumulative preferred dividend — Dividend on preferred stock which, if declared at the end of a particular year, must be paid before any common stock dividend is paid. See also dividend … Black's law dictionary
cumulative preferred dividend — Dividend on preferred stock which, if declared at the end of a particular year, must be paid before any common stock dividend is paid. See also dividend … Black's law dictionary
dividend — div·i·dend / di və ˌdend/ n 1: the part of corporate net earnings distributed usu. periodically (as quarterly) to stockholders in the form of cash, additional shares, or property either as a set amount per share or a percentage of par value… … Law dictionary
dividend — The distribution of current or accumulated earnings to the shareholders of a corporation pro rata based on the number of shares owned. Dividends are usually issued in cash. However, they may be issued in the form of stock or property. The… … Black's law dictionary
