dividends

plural of dividend

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Recent Examples of dividends Promises of money, DOGE returns, tariff dividends and lower food prices haven’t materialized and won’t. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 Not just real estate, but dividends from equity holdings, stakes in private businesses, royalties or other income-producing assets. Srinivasulu Mupparaju, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 While much of the NFL’s direct income is shared evenly with its players as dictated by their collective bargaining agreement, the dividends and distributions from 32 Equity investments flow outside the cap. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Trump's similar 'dividends' haven’t happened When will the refund checks be sent? Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 For example, as of Wednesday afternoon, the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is down more than 4% so far this year, excluding dividends. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 An immediate rematch with the team that dogwalked them out of the Super Bowl provides ample opportunity, provided the offensive line shuffle shows dividends. J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 For example, the Act prohibited government funds from being used for stock buybacks or dividends and favoured applicants committed to avoiding buybacks more generally. Mariana Mazzucato, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Damascus’s challenge is to use the dividends from its newfound importance in regional trade to build functioning institutions, distribute resources for recovery, and overcome historical animosities. Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividends
Noun
  • Right now is a great time to consider these Delta cards because both feature limited-time, increased welcome bonuses that are unusually valuable.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The same legislation led to $1,776 in bonuses to all members of the military.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Kiley discussed his work on the High-Quality Charter Schools Act, which would create a federal tax credit for charitable contributions to nonprofit charter-school organizations.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If an author uses AI to generate material and then substantially selects, arranges, rewrites, edits or transforms that material, those human contributions may qualify for protection.
    Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Those gifts included rodeo tickets, an alligator wallet and two cowboy hats, according to the report.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividends. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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