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51Preferred Dividend Coverage Ratio — A coverage ratio that measures a company s ability to pay off its required preferred dividend payments. A healthy company will have a high coverage ratio, indicating that it has little difficulty in paying off its preferred dividend requirements …
52Preferred stock — Prefer Pre*fer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[ e]f[ e]rer, L. praeferre; prae before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for …
53Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open — The Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at the Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kansas, USA.The 2008 purse was $525,000, with $94,500 going to the winner.WinnersPreferred… …
54Preferred Bank — Infobox Company company name = Preferred Bank company company type = Public (nasdaq|PFBC) company slogan = Quality Customer Service is Our Mandate foundation = Los Angeles, CA (1991) location = Los Angeles County, California and Orange County,… …
55Preferred Creditor — An individual or organization that has priority in being paid the money it is owed if the debtor declares bankruptcy. Because bankrupt entities do not have enough money to fulfill all of their financial obligations, some investors that are owed… …
56Preferred Dividend — A dividend that is accrued and paid on a company s preferred shares. In the event that a company is unable to pay all dividends, claims to preferred dividends take precedence over claims to dividends that are paid on common shares. Preferred… …
57preferred shares — noun stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights • Syn: ↑preferred stock, ↑preference shares • Hypernyms: ↑stock • Hyponyms: ↑cumulative preferred, ↑cumulat …
58Preferred Partnership — A preferred partner agreement normally refers to an agreement between a vendor (service provider) and those who are allowed to on sell its products. In line with this agreement there are normally some prerequisites that the partner must meet to… …
59Preferred Debt — Debt that is considered more important or has priority over other types of debt. This form of debt obligation has to be paid first and its lien position takes precedence over other debt and equity positions. For example, a first mortgage would be …
60preferred stock — An ownership share in a corporation that has preference over *common stock in the distribution of earnings. Preferred status over common stock also often relates to payments arising on a corporation’s liquidation. Preferred *stockholders take on… …
