Dividends

Common Stock
The equity capital of a US corporation wherein holders have voting rights and entitlement to dividends and residual assets.
Cum Dividend
Sale of shares including the right for the purchaser to receive a dividend already declared but not yet paid.
Cumulative Preference Share
A type of preference share where dividends, including any arrears, must be paid to the shareholder before any dividends can be paid to ordinary shareholders.
Dividend
The payment of a share in the profits of a company to its shareholders.
Dividend Cover
The ratio of total earnings for equity in a company to dividends paid out, often indicating financial health and sustainability of dividend payments.
Ex Dividend
The concept of ex dividend in stock trading, where the vendor retains rights to declared but unpaid dividends.
Stock Dividend
A situation when shareholders receive dividends in the form of new shares in a company rather than cash.