"dividend reinvestment plan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dividend reinvestment plans [plural]
Etymology: dividend + reinvestment + plan. From being a plan to buy more shares in the company which issued the dividend by using up the dividend, to reinvest in the company. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dividend|reinvestment|plan}} dividend + reinvestment + plan Head templates: {{en-noun}} dividend reinvestment plan (plural dividend reinvestment plans)
  1. (finance) A company-run program, in which for an enrolled shareholder, the program takes the company's stock dividend payout to the investor, to buy more shares in the company's stock. Wikipedia link: en:dividend reinvestment plan Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: DRIP [abbreviation], dividend reinvestment program Derived forms: DRIP [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-dividend_reinvestment_plan-en-noun-GcyrFyPl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

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