HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Bearer shareThe financial definition for Bearer share:Security not registered on the books of the issuing corporation and thus payable to possessor of the shares. Negotiable without endorsement and transferred by delivery, thus avoiding some of the control associated with ordinary shares. Dividends are payable upon presentation of dividend coupons, which are dated or numbered. Applies mainly to international equities. Similar MatchesBearer bondBearer bondBonds that are not registered on the books of the issuer. Such bonds are held in physical form by the owner, who receives interest payments by physically detaching coupons from the bond certificate and delivering them to the paying agent. Click to compare definitions of Bearer share Click to view definitions beginning be |