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Accumulated Dividend: A dividend that has reached its due date, but is not paid out. See: Cumulative preferred stock.

Dividend Limitation: Accumulated dividends on cumulative preferred stock that are deemed payable to the current holder.

Indicated Dividend: A passive instrument strategy calling for construction of a portfolio of stocks designed to track the total return performance of an index of stocks.

Income Dividend: A bond whose payment of interest is contingent on sufficient earnings. These bonds are commonly used during the reorganization of a failed or failing business.

Illegal Dividend: In over-the-counter trading, same as H-H page, but exclusively for OTC stocks.

Insurance Dividend: A claim for reimbursement from the insurance company when the insured has suffered a loss that is covered under an insurance policy.

Interim Dividend: The declaration and payment of a dividend prior to annual earnings determination.

Omitted Dividend: A dividend that was scheduled to be declared, but that is not voted by the board of directors probably because the company is experiencing financial difficulties.

Liquidating Dividend: Payment by a firm to its owners from capital rather than from earnings.

Homemade Dividend: Large capital gain in a stock in a short period of time.