pay dividends
idiom
: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done
Our efforts are finally paying dividends.
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That signing has yet to pay dividends of any kind.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
That action should pay dividends later, which is a central theme for the 2025 49ers.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Fewer sick days mean more learning days, and these preventive steps pay dividends all year.
—Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Counsell thinks giving Tucker some time off to work on his swing will pay dividends.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
That action should pay dividends later, which is a central theme for the 2025 49ers.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Fewer sick days mean more learning days, and these preventive steps pay dividends all year.
—Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Counsell thinks giving Tucker some time off to work on his swing will pay dividends.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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