as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
the reward money was an unexpected dividend for our good deed
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Recent Examples of dividend
The company did not pay any dividends during the fiscal year and has no plans to do so in the foreseeable future.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Another round of collective European borrowing is politically controversial but would pay real dividends in smoothing transatlantic relations.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
The label has scoured the master tapes in search of demos and outtakes, false starts and studio banter — a strategy that has paid off handsome dividends for a number of luminaries, from Elvis Presley to King Crimson.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Prospect Medical issued hundreds of millions of dollars in dividends to its leadership, including a $457 million payout in 2018.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Another round of collective European borrowing is politically controversial but would pay real dividends in smoothing transatlantic relations.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
The label has scoured the master tapes in search of demos and outtakes, false starts and studio banter — a strategy that has paid off handsome dividends for a number of luminaries, from Elvis Presley to King Crimson.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Prospect Medical issued hundreds of millions of dollars in dividends to its leadership, including a $457 million payout in 2018.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividend
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Tucker, the 5th overall player taken in that draft, was given a $4 million signing bonus by the Astros.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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His signing bonus of $45,000 is almost 70 times the median annual income of his fellow Ugandans.—
Greg Presto,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gift cards and gift baskets have been donated by local businesses and organizations.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Facing his own gifts being turned against him, Alcaraz was caught off-guard and lost his serve in the second game of the second set, as Djokovic whaled away on two forehand returns to get a break point, then won the game on the next one.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Consider Social Security, pensions, annuity payments and other future taxable income in determining the optimal timing for withdrawals.—
James Brewer,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Recommended What Trump’s return says about this moment in America While spending on the military and flashy infrastructure projects continues to rise, China’s already frail social security system is teetering, with increasing numbers of Chinese refusing to pay into the underfunded pension system.—
Christopher Bodeen,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Jan. 2025
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And Vulnicura is Björk’s estimable contribution to the breakup album canon, inspired by the end of her relationship with Matthew Barney, her partner of 11 years and the father of one of her children.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hodgins, 26, despite being a seemingly successful Schoen claim in 2022, is one of several Giants players whose contributions to that season’s playoff berth and Wild Card victory went underappreciated in New York.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividend. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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