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
Nareit said health care REITs distributed more than $7 billion in dividends in 2024.
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Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Apple's attempts at incorporating more exotic color schemes could be paying dividends.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2026
Cutting back on late-night screen scrolling pays surprising dividends too.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Nareit said health care REITs distributed more than $7 billion in dividends in 2024.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Apple's attempts at incorporating more exotic color schemes could be paying dividends.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2026
Cutting back on late-night screen scrolling pays surprising dividends too.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Nareit said health care REITs distributed more than $7 billion in dividends in 2024.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividend
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Those who join now can use the code PCAMER26 by December 31, 2026, to earn up to 4,000 bonus Avios (Qatar Airways’s rewards currency) to use on upcoming flights, upgrades, and extra baggage allowances.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a bonus, this setup offers plenty of storage for lanterns, decor, and more.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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The oversized gift was presented on April 28 in Washington, DC, during King Charles III and Queen Camilla's four‑day state visit to the United States.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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His gift is an uncanny ability to solve crimes that leave the LAPD baffled, armed only with the savvy and dry humor reminiscent of the gumshoe detectives of the noir genre.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pritzker has already shown paying down pension obligations is good government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ferreira is a current board member for the charter school and still collects income from the school separate from his state retirement pension, according to a campaign finance disclosure.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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That Dalglish’s vast contribution in Liverpool’s domination of English football over the previous decade would have helped him in sticky spots is a reminder that Slot has little to fall back on.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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During his deposition, Musk was called out for inflating his early contributions to OpenAI.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Dividend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividend. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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