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Money earned on [[stock]] holdings; usually, it represents a share of profits paid in proportion to the share of ownership.
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Money earned on [[stock]] holdings; usually, it represents a share of profits paid in proportion to the share of ownership at the decision of the board of directors.  These may be paid in cash or stock.
  
 
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Money earned on stock holdings; usually, it represents a share of profits paid in proportion to the share of ownership at the decision of the board of directors. These may be paid in cash or stock.

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http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/chap12.htm