pay dividends

idiom

: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done

Our efforts are finally paying dividends.

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Finally, those buybacks cut the number of shares on which CF has to pay dividends, setting the stage for bigger hikes in the future. —

Brett Owens, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 The campaign sees hope in early vote turnout among key demographics — and feels confident that their aggressive ground game will pay dividends on Tuesday. —

Erin Doherty, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 The projection of American power and the creation and defense of an open, multilateral order among like-minded democracies had come to pay dividends across the political spectrum. —

Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024 Your website, for example, is going to continue to pay dividends, even when the next TikTok disrupts the market. —

Dave Minifie, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pay dividends