Meanings
noundividend trap (plural dividend traps)
plural dividend traps
- businessA kind of value trap which masks its problematic growth prospects by high dividend yield or dividend growth.
Synonyms: dividend value trap, high dividend yield trap
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of value trap which masks its problematic growth prospects by high dividend yield or dividend growth.
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dividend trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividend%20trap
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“dividend trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividend%20trap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dividend trap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividend%20trap.
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