dividends

plural of dividend

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Recent Examples of dividends Companies use it to invest back in the business, pay down debt, and return some of it to their investors through dividends and stock buybacks. Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 That could mean returning replacement shares or paying their current value, including dividends and other distributions that would have accrued. Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026 Profits distributed as dividends are first taxed at the corporate level when the income is received and then again at the individual tax level when dividends are paid to the shareholders. Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividends
Noun
  • Scientific talent had started to return, drawn by generous lab funding and signing bonuses that could exceed a hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
    Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Certain business credit cards have absolutely huge welcome bonuses with equally massive spending requirements.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Aurora Public Schools Foundation says community members can support the Educator Emporium by donating new school supplies or making financial contributions to help keep shelves stocked throughout the year.
    Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • With consent from their families, contributions from deceased Wounaan colleagues included ancestral stories and recent writings.
    Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Here are the 10 wildest gifts musicians have given their fans and concertgoers.
    Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Among the other gifts offered by businesses in the strip mall are temporary hair color spray from Joan Barry Hair Designers, celebrating 25 years in business, and sidewalk chalking from 40-year-old mall business Love’s Yogurt.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividends. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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