dividend
- noun
- /ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
- You could buy quality stocks that pay good dividends that will rise with the falling dollar.
- pay dividends
- peace dividend
- reap dividends
But but it's also a dividend on our shared progress as a country.
- But but it's also a dividend on our shared progress as a country.
- And I think that work well done provides dividends forever.
- That quality will pay massive dividends in other areas of your life.
- You know, it's this this, this investment in honesty pays me huge dividends.
- And there are some industries that are beginning to tell Congress it makes more sense to have a carbon tax and dividend than it does to have cap and trade.
- If there are cooperation dividends, that is good and produces a reason for cooperation.
- It's something that looks terrible to do, but it will pay off a huge, huge dividends, I do promise you.
- And without that self-awareness, that understanding of why, you know, that's stop paying sort of meaningful dividends for that person, you're left confused.
- I am a needer maker now than I ever was before, and that's because I've seen the dividends that it pays.
- And I feel that that will provide tremendous dividends in ROI in your life in a world with or without COVID.
Examples
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A proactive approach to informing your customers will pay dividends in greater customer satisfaction.
Academic text (1997) -
A willingness to share sometimes pays unexpected dividends in terms of building your professional reputation as well.
Academic text (2012) -
When I get that dividend, it's twice as good for me.
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We're here to show them how they can increase their dividends.
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The American Bar Endowment recently announced the amount of policy dividends available from its group insurance programs.
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We expect it will pay dividends in higher circulation and greater patron satisfaction with the browsing experience.
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Existing research suggests that high-performance systems generate performance dividends for companies and provide good workplaces for employees.
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When ethnic minority faculty are employed, dividends go beyond supporting just ethnic minorities.
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Strengthening the Endowment's grant programs this year were dividends totaling $226,000 from ABI.
Academic text (1994) -
Investors were pleased to receive a higher dividend this year due to the company's increased profits.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A payment a company makes to people who own its shares every three months
- Specialized
A payment to shareholders that makes up for losses from a changed dividend schedule
- Specialized
A special payment a company gives people who own its shares when it has extra money
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the extra meaning of dividend is to think of the root divide, which means 'to give out parts'. That is why when something 'pays dividends' it gives extra benefits or returns later.