Dividends for preferred stock underlie those of common stock.

有担保股票股息受到保证的普通或优先股。

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Guaranteed stock common or preferred stock whose dividends are guaranteed.

有担保股票股息受到保证的普通或优先股。

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Dividends may be paid in the form of cash or stock although a company is under no obligation to pay a dividend of any kind to its common shareholders.

公司可以用现金或股票的形式支付股息，虽然公司并没有义务给它的普通股股东分红。

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As a result of the financial crisis, many REITs cut common stock dividends as part of a painful but necessary cash flow strategy.

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Health Care Property Investors (nyse: HCP - news - people ) recently declared its 67th consecutive increase in quarterly common stock dividends, while Public Storage (nyse: PSA - news - people ) has seen its stock rise some 30% since this time last year.

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Most companies use share buybacks or pay special dividends on their common stock to return excess cash to shareholders.

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