pay dividends
idiom
: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done
Our efforts are finally paying dividends.
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The early tip off and blowout win should pay dividends as the Knicks navigate this grueling stretch of their schedule.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
The Alliance Bernstein managers look for companies that not only pay dividends but have the potential for long-term capital appreciation, according to the fund’s website.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
And there are the nascent initiatives launched in 2024 that will pay dividends in the months and years to come.
—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
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
The Alliance Bernstein managers look for companies that not only pay dividends but have the potential for long-term capital appreciation, according to the fund’s website.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
And there are the nascent initiatives launched in 2024 that will pay dividends in the months and years to come.
—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
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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