pay dividends
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: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done
Our efforts are finally paying dividends.
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Your website, for example, is going to continue to pay dividends, even when the next TikTok disrupts the market.
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Dave Minifie, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
New era for dividend investing Peris believes there is a new era underway as more companies begin to pay dividends.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Rather than hanging out with John Fisher, maybe Bob Nutting should spend some time in Kansas City with John Sherman or in Detroit with Christopher Ilitch, and learn how an investment in players, and a commitment to winning, can pay dividends well beyond a measly $200,000.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
And that more responsible mindset would pay dividends in Springfield.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
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Dave Minifie, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
New era for dividend investing Peris believes there is a new era underway as more companies begin to pay dividends.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Rather than hanging out with John Fisher, maybe Bob Nutting should spend some time in Kansas City with John Sherman or in Detroit with Christopher Ilitch, and learn how an investment in players, and a commitment to winning, can pay dividends well beyond a measly $200,000.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
And that more responsible mindset would pay dividends in Springfield.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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