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
Thus the switch to the warrants as a kind of potential dividend offering for Class B holders.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
That open-mindedness has paid huge dividends with him in particular.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Chinese bank shares have outpaced the broader market since the war in Iran broke out, with attractive dividend yields and improving earnings prospects likely to provide further tailwinds, according to analysts.
—Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
These kinds of CEFs offer upside, high—and growing—dividends (CET yields 5.4% today) and value (the fund trades at a roughly 15% discount).
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
That open-mindedness has paid huge dividends with him in particular.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Chinese bank shares have outpaced the broader market since the war in Iran broke out, with attractive dividend yields and improving earnings prospects likely to provide further tailwinds, according to analysts.
—Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
These kinds of CEFs offer upside, high—and growing—dividends (CET yields 5.4% today) and value (the fund trades at a roughly 15% discount).
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividend
Noun
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But the bonus for Sox fans is that there was no Willson Contreras news.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bonus to staying in the Greater Surprise area is convenience.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The defendant had just delivered a box of Barbies to the family’s Wise County home — Barbies that Athena’s stepmother had ordered as a Christmas gift for the 7-year-old.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Other gifts included a traditional Bedouin tent and tables, cushions and carpets that Epstein later set up on his island.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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That savings program is supposed to be used to build reserves and reduce Connecticut’s considerable pension debt, which still exceeds $33 billion, according to the governor’s budget office.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Maria Hadden, 49th, on Wednesday wrote an email to her colleagues contending the mayor’s office wants contributions to certain aldermanic staffers’ pensions to come out of their ward expense accounts, according to a copy of the correspondence obtained by the Tribune.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Altman sought enormous contributions from the Emiratis.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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That set a record for a candidate’s contribution in a state race at the time, but Whitman lost to Jerry Brown by nearly 13 percentage points.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividend. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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