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dividend

[div-i-dend] / ˈdɪv ɪˌdɛnd /


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The letter said the deal would allow Brown-Forman investors to roll over shares into a company with “significant upside” and a higher dividend payout than the current offering.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

So you sold the shares before they went ex-dividend and the right to receive the dividend was transferred to the buyer.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

So, the dividend outlook is likely to dominate Beach’s FY26 result.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

On the ex-dividend date, a fund’s share price typically drops by the exact value of the declared dividend.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

They had trust funds, allowances, dividend checks, doting grandmas, well-connected uncles, loving families.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The company had been the beneficiary of a federal “loan guarantee” program that aimed to spur investment in experimental technologies that were unproven but could yield huge financial or climate dividends.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Still, both projections represent a steep drop on the A$0.09/share of dividends declared in FY25.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Euroz Hartleys is more optimistic than the market about Beach Energy’s dividends in FY26.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Here is a look at how the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 have performed this year, excluding dividends, through Thursday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Both of these decisions paid dividends the following year, when the prospects for an outright declaration of war against France looked virtually certain.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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