pay dividends
idiom
: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done
Our efforts are finally paying dividends.
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Experts say attention paid to children during their first few years of life can pay dividends over a lifetime.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
The confidence in having already defeated Texas once this season could pay dividends for the Irish.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
His work rate allows other attacking players to find open space, which could pay dividends against a Toronto defense that allowed two goals in its last match.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
No passive income Unlike stocks (which pay dividends) or bonds (which pay interest), gold does not generate income.
—Gabriel O Rodríguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
The confidence in having already defeated Texas once this season could pay dividends for the Irish.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
His work rate allows other attacking players to find open space, which could pay dividends against a Toronto defense that allowed two goals in its last match.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
No passive income Unlike stocks (which pay dividends) or bonds (which pay interest), gold does not generate income.
—Gabriel O Rodríguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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