A distribution of money from a company. Most <a title="Investment company" href="https://quoteddata.com/glossary/investment-company/">investment companies </a>try to pay dividends from <a title="Income" href="https://quoteddata.com/glossary/income/">income</a> but they are now allowed to pay dividends from <a title="Capital" href="https://quoteddata.com/glossary/capital/">capital</a>.