pay dividends

idiom

: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done

Our efforts are finally paying dividends.

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Protecting your beachfront property can be expensive—and sometimes that cost doesn’t really pay dividends. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024

Water utilities with a poor financial and environmental record aren’t allowed to pay dividends, but those payments are Kemble’s only source of finance. —Jessica Shankleman, Fortune Europe, 28 Mar. 2024

Regardless of your approach, researching your options and developing a plan well ahead of time will pay dividends. —Joel Keylor, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

San Francisco’s defense held and Kansas City posted a three-and-out, but the decision to defer can still pay dividends if the Chiefs manage the clock in the second quarter to be the last team to score, and then get the ball to start the second half. —Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024

Good deeds can pay dividends, often in pleasantly surprising ways. —Julia Korn, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024

That connection will pay dividends not only for businesses but also for workers. —Ed Beltran, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

The rewards of that brief observation may pay dividends far beyond your back fence. —Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024

However, Ramaswamy's time and effort could pay dividends with a better-than-expected showing — say, 10 percent or higher. —Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2024