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ex definition - business

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Used in combination to refer to a security that trades without something, such as a dividend, warrant, or some other distribution. For example, when a stock trades ex-dividend, it trades without the right to receive the next dividend payment.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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