Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

passed dividend

 - 1 dictionary result
Financial Dictionary

passed dividend

A regular dividend that is omitted by a firm's board of directors. Passed dividends on most issues of preferred stock, but not on common stock, eventually must be made up. Also called omitted dividend, unpaid dividend. See also dividends in arrears.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see passed dividend on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: