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that the dividends were received at the end of the year, but the writer could have meant that dividends were only withdrawn then.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that the dividends were received at the end of the year, but the writer could have meant that dividends were only withdrawn then.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
Noun
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Both received less in non-equity bonuses tied to the company’s performance last year.
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Intro bonuses typically don't instantly appear in your account, though.
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Praising his contributions both before and after independence, Calvert believes Dickinson should be placed alongside Adams, Jefferson and others among the elite of founders.
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Nothing shows our financial supporters the value of their contributions more clearly than witnessing the emotional moment when a cancer survivor meets their lifesaving donor for the first time at our annual gala or other event.
Noun
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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 2 Jul. 2026.
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