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
Josh Shapiro's complicated political calculus The approach has already paid some major dividends for Pennsylvania beyond the Amazon deal.
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Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Finally, oil companies are judged by investors who often want cash returns, dividends, buybacks, and capital discipline.
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Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Luscombe assumed that the dividends were received at the end of the year, but the writer could have meant that dividends were only withdrawn then.
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Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
Nissan clearly prioritized interior and ride comfort when developing the new Sentra, and that decision pays dividends.
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New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Citations and press coverage for a paper in Nature Medicine pay dividends in academic credibility and further funding opportunities.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
Catering to this underserved audience is clearly paying dividends.
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Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Many unshortable companies stopped paying dividends, and Citadel trades that had involved paying for those dividends up front piled up losses.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Sheeran took every lesson to heart, and the results continue to pay dividends.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Finally, oil companies are judged by investors who often want cash returns, dividends, buybacks, and capital discipline.
—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Luscombe assumed that the dividends were received at the end of the year, but the writer could have meant that dividends were only withdrawn then.
—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
Nissan clearly prioritized interior and ride comfort when developing the new Sentra, and that decision pays dividends.
—
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Citations and press coverage for a paper in Nature Medicine pay dividends in academic credibility and further funding opportunities.
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
Catering to this underserved audience is clearly paying dividends.
—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Many unshortable companies stopped paying dividends, and Citadel trades that had involved paying for those dividends up front piled up losses.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Sheeran took every lesson to heart, and the results continue to pay dividends.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividends
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Nor slashing domestic draft bonuses from last year’s payout of $401 million to $200 million.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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That’s how the Dodgers routed the Twins 12-3 on Tuesday, with contributions from up and down the lineup.
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Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche and legendary cinematographer Robert Richardson will receive this year’s Crystal Globes for outstanding artistic contributions to world cinema, while Jeffrey Wright will be honored with KVIFF’s President’s Award.
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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“Dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividends. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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