special dividend

noun

: a dividend that typically results from some windfall profit to a company and is not ordinarily expected to be repeated

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of special dividend was in 1834

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“Special dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20dividend. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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