President Trump and Elon Musk are talking about sharing some of the savings DOGE finds with taxpayers. Are we really going to get a check, and how much would it be for?

By definition, a dividend is a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders and a refund is a payment made back to a user that previously paid for something. A stimulus check, on the other hand, is a direct payment to encourage spending and stimulate the economy by putting money directly into the consumers' hands.

To give $5,000 stimulus checks to citizens, DOGE must first meet its $2 trillion savings goal, which would make the idea affordable. In a January interview with political strategist Mark Penn, Musk said DOGE had a better chance of cutting $1 trillion instead.

The Tesla CEO says he will "check" with President Donald Trump about $5,000 "dividend" checks, but you probably shouldn't get your hopes up.

President Trump has floated the idea of giving taxpayers a $5,000 refund check as a dividend from savings created by DOGE. Here's what to know.

While it's possible Kentucky taxpayers could get $5,000 DOGE dividend stimulus checks, you might want to hold off on any wild spending sprees just yet.