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dividend trap

dividend trap noun: a kind of value trap which masks its problematic growth prospects by high dividend yield or dividend growth.

Noun

dividend trap (plural dividend traps)

  1. A kind of value trap which masks its problematic growth prospects by high dividend yield or dividend growth.

Synonyms of dividend trap

Forms of dividend trap

pluraldividend traps

Questions about dividend trap

What does dividend trap mean?
Dividend trap means a kind of value trap which masks its problematic growth prospects by high dividend yield or dividend growth.
What part of speech is dividend trap?
Dividend trap is a noun.
What is the plural of dividend trap?
The plural of dividend trap is dividend traps.

Words near dividend trap in the dictionary

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

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