What is the meaning of Clawback?

Clawback is a dividend clawback is an arrangement whereby the equity owners commit to use dividends they have received in the past to finance the cash needs of the project or corporation in the future. Clawback has a more general definition. For example, premiums paid on an insurance policy may be refunded (or clawed back) if the policy is cancelled in a certain time frame. Such an arrangement is specified in the contract and referred to as a clawback provision.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). clawback. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/clawback/definitions/1149944
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "clawback" http://smartdefine.org/clawback/definitions/1149944 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, clawback, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/clawback/definitions/1149944>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "clawback" 21 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/clawback/definitions/1149944>
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