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dividend test

A condition of terms in a lending arrangement whereby the company's ability to pay dividends from its earnings is limited and shareholder dividends are subordinated to debt payments owed the lending institution. In some dividend tests, dividend payments are allowed when a company's earnings reaches a certain threshold.

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