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dividend stripping

dividend stripping noun: the practice of buying shares shortly before a dividend is declared and then selling them when they go ex dividend; used as an investment strategy or in tax avoidance.

Noun

dividend stripping (uncountable)

  1. The practice of buying shares shortly before a dividend is declared and then selling them when they go ex dividend; used as an investment strategy or in tax avoidance.

Questions about dividend stripping

What does dividend stripping mean?
Dividend stripping means the practice of buying shares shortly before a dividend is declared and then selling them when they go ex dividend; used as an investment strategy or in tax avoidance.
What part of speech is dividend stripping?
Dividend stripping is a noun.

Words near dividend stripping in the dictionary

  1. dividend equalisation reserves
  2. dividend reinvestment plan
  3. dividend reinvestment plans
  4. dividend reinvestment program
  5. dividend reinvestment programs
  6. dividend stripping
  7. dividend trap
  8. dividend traps
  9. dividend value trap
  10. dividend value traps
  11. dividended

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