as in bonuses
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 dividends
Shares of Levi’s have returned 66%, including dividends, since Gass became CEO in January 2024.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Instead, the emphasis on awareness and human connection will create long-term dividends with the business’s target audience.
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David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Luscombe assumed that the dividends were received at the end of the year, but the writer could have meant that dividends were only withdrawn then.
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Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
Citations and press coverage for a paper in Nature Medicine pay dividends in academic credibility and further funding opportunities.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Instead, the emphasis on awareness and human connection will create long-term dividends with the business’s target audience.
—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Luscombe assumed that the dividends were received at the end of the year, but the writer could have meant that dividends were only withdrawn then.
—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
Citations and press coverage for a paper in Nature Medicine pay dividends in academic credibility and further funding opportunities.
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividends
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Both received less in non-equity bonuses tied to the company’s performance last year.
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Intro bonuses typically don't instantly appear in your account, though.
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Praising his contributions both before and after independence, Calvert believes Dickinson should be placed alongside Adams, Jefferson and others among the elite of founders.
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Nothing shows our financial supporters the value of their contributions more clearly than witnessing the emotional moment when a cancer survivor meets their lifesaving donor for the first time at our annual gala or other event.
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez also asked for no gifts at their Venice wedding, instead telling invitees that donations were being made on their behalf to the UNESCO Venice Office, CORILA and Venice International University.
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Few birthday gifts top the Statue of Liberty, which France commissioned for the centennial of American independence.
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“Dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividends. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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