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cum-ex

cum-ex adjective: being or relating to a tax fraud scheme in which traders buy shares cum dividend and sell them ex dividend, yielding above-normal profits.

Adjective

cum-ex (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to a tax fraud scheme in which traders buy shares cum dividend and sell them ex dividend, yielding above-normal profits.

Questions about cum-ex

What does cum-ex mean?
Cum-ex means being or relating to a tax fraud scheme in which traders buy shares cum dividend and sell them ex dividend, yielding above-normal profits.
What part of speech is cum-ex?
Cum-ex is an adjective.

Words near cum-ex in the dictionary

  1. cum-catchers
  2. cum-dump
  3. cum-dumps
  4. cum-dumpster
  5. cum-dumpsters
  6. cum-ex
  7. cum-guzzler
  8. cum-guzzlers
  9. cum-hole
  10. cum-holes
  11. cum-rag

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