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
While not all activists are the same, there are many examples of activist directors pressing for an immediate sale of the company, buybacks, special dividends, or asset disposals rather than investments in growth.
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Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Tank Bigsby trade The Eagles’ acquisition of running back/kickoff returner Tank Bigsby could pay immediate dividends for the team with Will Shipley sidelined because of an oblique injury.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Return $4 billion to shareholders through fiscal 2028 with share repurchases and dividends.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The losses were mitigated, somewhat, by the billions of dollars in dividends Berkshire collected over the years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The company plans to fund quarterly dividends with cash flow from operations and/or cash on hand.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Tank Bigsby trade The Eagles’ acquisition of running back/kickoff returner Tank Bigsby could pay immediate dividends for the team with Will Shipley sidelined because of an oblique injury.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Return $4 billion to shareholders through fiscal 2028 with share repurchases and dividends.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The losses were mitigated, somewhat, by the billions of dollars in dividends Berkshire collected over the years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The company plans to fund quarterly dividends with cash flow from operations and/or cash on hand.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividends
Noun
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These bonuses are worth $150 more than either card's previous offer and the spending requirement for the Ink Business Unlimited is the same.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Those heroics also earned him a new two-year contract on around £400,000 per week plus bonuses.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In response to rumors and chatter around his future on the team, the forward posted on Instagram, calling out fans who did not appreciate his contributions.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kraus felt that her contributions to the coverage—a deeper theory as to why Maxwell was used as a scapegoat, with plenty of speculation about the past actions of Bill Clinton—weren’t being sufficiently recognized.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividends. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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