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dividends

noun

plural of dividend

as in bonuses

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 dividends That money is paid out in quarterly dividends to its shareholders. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026 The dividends are being paid out in waves by state, State Farm said. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Timken has more than 100 years of paying quarterly dividends and 13 straight years of increases. — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 These dividends result from income in excess of losses and expenses. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 When interest rates are lower and bonds are paying less in yield, the dividends that many real-estate investment trusts pay look more attractive. — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Yet investment spending has barely moved, stock buybacks are on course to fall, and dividends have stayed flat. — Tibor Besedeš, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 The Casual Drive Around town, the T/A+’s mild road manners play huge dividends. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026 While conventional brokerages process dividends through a slow, manual process, tokenized platforms can handle them automatically. — Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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Wages, signing-on bonuses, agent fees and so on all inflate a total costing far beyond the club-to-club number.

— Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Pre-order bundles also include exclusive launch bonuses, including a custom smoker cover and a pair of heat-resistant gloves.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

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The 28-year-old midfielder went into the game leading MLS this season in goal contributions (22), assists (11) and goals scored outside the box (six).

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Donalds has not explicitly pushed for new tax breaks for data centers, but his campaign has received contributions from AI companies.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of contributions

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After that, the two tinkered with a few start-up concepts, including one meant to help people surprise their friends with gifts—like wine at a restaurant.

— Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
People were more reluctant to use AI when choosing gifts for close friends.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

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