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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In a division that is up for grabs basically every year, being able to invest in a position that will go head-to-head with Nick Bosa and the young Rams D-line should pay dividends.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
That could pay dividends if these AI tools stand the test of time.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Setting aside money for early education, Looney said, will pay dividends later as the students become productive citizens instead of dropping out of high school and potentially ending up in prison.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
In a division that is up for grabs basically every year, being able to invest in a position that will go head-to-head with Nick Bosa and the young Rams D-line should pay dividends.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
That could pay dividends if these AI tools stand the test of time.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Setting aside money for early education, Looney said, will pay dividends later as the students become productive citizens instead of dropping out of high school and potentially ending up in prison.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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