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
Genuinely public space provides innumerable dividends.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
This includes raising tax rates on passive income, such as interest and dividends, earned by investors who are potentially sitting on trillions in American assets.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Much of his income consists of stocks and equities in property, and California law states that dividends from stocks remain separate, meaning Armstrong likely will not walk away with much cash, TMZ reported.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 28 May 2025
When combined, the dividend and share repurchase yield could reach 4.8%.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
This includes raising tax rates on passive income, such as interest and dividends, earned by investors who are potentially sitting on trillions in American assets.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Much of his income consists of stocks and equities in property, and California law states that dividends from stocks remain separate, meaning Armstrong likely will not walk away with much cash, TMZ reported.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 28 May 2025
When combined, the dividend and share repurchase yield could reach 4.8%.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dividend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividend
Noun
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Lockridge made his major league debut on my birthday, which is probably a bonus fact only interesting to me.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The second full bath has a private entrance from the second bedroom, but also an entry off the second floor hall, allowing it to be shared with the bonus room or fifth bedroom.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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In a blend of history and elegance, businessman Lindsay Howard, son of horse-racing enthusiast and Seabiscuit owner Charles Howard, originally commissioned the estate to be built by architects John Bakewell Jr. and Ernest Weihe as a wedding gift for his wife Anita.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Beni truly is a gift from God that my old man sitting up there in Heaven Sent.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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But the exact right percentage for each individual hinges on several things, such as your existing nest egg, planned retirement date, pensions and other factors, experts say.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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More than 43% of Chicago’s budget is consumed by debt service and pension payments, by far the highest in the nation.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Appreciation: Recognizing and valuing the unique contributions that both humans and AI bring to complex challenges.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Not despite the immigrant population, but thanks to the contributions of so many immigrants as a workforce, as consumers and as – as entrepreneurs.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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“Dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividend. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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