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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Ethical efficiency often involves making investments today that pay dividends for years to come.
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Karlo Tanjuakio, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Booker is a plug-and-play starter, possessing a mean streak and physical demeanor that would pay dividends in keeping Stroud upright and paving the way in the running game.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, financials pay dividends and have attractive valuations, Chisholm noted.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
The soon-to-be president has essentially described the idea as a fiscally smart move that would pay dividends academically.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
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Karlo Tanjuakio, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Booker is a plug-and-play starter, possessing a mean streak and physical demeanor that would pay dividends in keeping Stroud upright and paving the way in the running game.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, financials pay dividends and have attractive valuations, Chisholm noted.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
The soon-to-be president has essentially described the idea as a fiscally smart move that would pay dividends academically.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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