pay dividends
idiom
: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done
Our efforts are finally paying dividends.
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And there are the nascent initiatives launched in 2024 that will pay dividends in the months and years to come.
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Justin Worland, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
The hope was also long-term, that this kind of personal outreach would one day pay dividends.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
As tuneups go, Maryland men’s basketball hopes the first three games of the season will pay dividends down the road.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024
The long-term plan took time to pay dividends, but in 2022, AMD surpassed Intel in both market value and annual revenue.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
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Justin Worland, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
The hope was also long-term, that this kind of personal outreach would one day pay dividends.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
As tuneups go, Maryland men’s basketball hopes the first three games of the season will pay dividends down the road.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024
The long-term plan took time to pay dividends, but in 2022, AMD surpassed Intel in both market value and annual revenue.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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