as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
the reward money was an unexpected dividend for our good deed
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Recent Examples of dividend
Citations and press coverage for a paper in Nature Medicine pay dividends in academic credibility and further funding opportunities.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
The goal immediately pays dividends for coach Jesse Marsch, who added Larin to today's starting lineup in a change from the team's first match.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Catering to this underserved audience is clearly paying dividends.
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Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Ataturk’s plan to turn Turkey into a modern, Western country paid dividends over the latter half of the 20th century, especially after his successor, President Ismet Inonu, firmly embraced the United States after World War II.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
The goal immediately pays dividends for coach Jesse Marsch, who added Larin to today's starting lineup in a change from the team's first match.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Catering to this underserved audience is clearly paying dividends.
—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Ataturk’s plan to turn Turkey into a modern, Western country paid dividends over the latter half of the 20th century, especially after his successor, President Ismet Inonu, firmly embraced the United States after World War II.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividend
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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Chip workers at both SK Hynix and Samsung are expecting hefty bonuses this year, thanks to bumper profits at both chipmakers.
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On the car ride to the casino, Sarris is riffing on his friendship with Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart, who bought Sarris a quarter horse as a gift.
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Tonight, the gift gave one last time.
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What's coming in from Social Security, pensions, or retirement accounts?
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In 1998, he was featured in Time magazine for making big returns as a teen broker and investing in his pension, all while still in high school.
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Some of those steps include starting to save as young as possible to take advantage of compound growth, maximizing 401(k) contributions to receive company matches, considering Roth accounts to save on taxes later and keeping debt to a minimum, experts said.
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That means nearly 80% of its work goes completely under the radar, including its contribution to a 2026 box office smash, on which the director took a personal interest in the post-production AI tools.
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“Dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividend. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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