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
In April, Tencent Music paid out a dividend of $0.18 per share (or $275 million total), following a March 17 board declaration.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2025
Companies also don’t spend all their profits on innovation: The 14 largest drug companies in the world spent more on stock buybacks and dividend payments to investors than on research and development, according to a 2021 analysis by the U.S. House Oversight Committee.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 9 May 2025
The Braves are also owned by Liberty, and Buffett got his MLB shares through a non-cash dividend for Formula 1 stockholders.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 May 2025
Adjusting for dividends increases the magnitude of overnight appreciation.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2025
Companies also don’t spend all their profits on innovation: The 14 largest drug companies in the world spent more on stock buybacks and dividend payments to investors than on research and development, according to a 2021 analysis by the U.S. House Oversight Committee.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 9 May 2025
The Braves are also owned by Liberty, and Buffett got his MLB shares through a non-cash dividend for Formula 1 stockholders.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 May 2025
Adjusting for dividends increases the magnitude of overnight appreciation.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividend
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The teams will not only be competing for the title, but also a $1 million bonus, which will be awarded to the clubs that make it to the championship game.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Late in last year’s campaign, Trump promised a 10 percent raise for all agents along with recruitment and retention bonuses of $10,000.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The White House said the plane was a gift to the Department of Defense, and would go through the legal protocols required when something is given to the government.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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The pope has always had a gift for diplomacy and working peacefully with all kinds of people, said his oldest brother, 73-year-old Louis Prevost of Florida, during an interview with the Tribune earlier this month.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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No state sales tax, no state estate/inheritance tax, no state income tax on Social Security, state income tax breaks on pension income.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Any pause or reduction in pension contributions carries long-term costs.—
Andrew Fowler,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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The total economic contribution, including the multiplier effect, is expected to exceed J$95.4 billion (US $600 million).—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The series features contributions from many of Almodóvar’s most iconic collaborators, including actresses Penélope Cruz, Julieta Serrano, Rossy de Palma, Bibiana Fernández, Loles León, Carmen Machi, Lola Dueñas and Leonor Watling.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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“Dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividend. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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