pay dividends
idiom
: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done
Our efforts are finally paying dividends.
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Finally, those buybacks cut the number of shares on which CF has to pay dividends, setting the stage for bigger hikes in the future.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The campaign sees hope in early vote turnout among key demographics — and feels confident that their aggressive ground game will pay dividends on Tuesday.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The projection of American power and the creation and defense of an open, multilateral order among like-minded democracies had come to pay dividends across the political spectrum.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
Your website, for example, is going to continue to pay dividends, even when the next TikTok disrupts the market.
—Dave Minifie, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The campaign sees hope in early vote turnout among key demographics — and feels confident that their aggressive ground game will pay dividends on Tuesday.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The projection of American power and the creation and defense of an open, multilateral order among like-minded democracies had come to pay dividends across the political spectrum.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
Your website, for example, is going to continue to pay dividends, even when the next TikTok disrupts the market.
—Dave Minifie, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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