pay dividends
idiom
: to directly benefit someone for something he or she has done
Our efforts are finally paying dividends.
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Three years after winning the presidency in 1960, by the end of 1963, that work was beginning to pay dividends.
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Brightline’s strategy of buttressing long-distance ridership to and from Orlando continues to pay dividends.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
In these ways, NIH funding continues to pay dividends for the health of all Americans, now and for generations to come.
—Dr. Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
His 30-second cameo in the pilot episode continues to pay dividends.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Brightline’s strategy of buttressing long-distance ridership to and from Orlando continues to pay dividends.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
In these ways, NIH funding continues to pay dividends for the health of all Americans, now and for generations to come.
—Dr. Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
His 30-second cameo in the pilot episode continues to pay dividends.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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“Pay dividends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20dividends. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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