passed dividend

passed dividend definition - finance
A regularly scheduled dividend that has been omitted. A dividend is passed if the board of directors doesnÂ’t vote to declare it.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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