1. payments made by a company to its shareholders from profits
Usage: finance; business
2. benefits or rewards resulting from an action or investment
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The company announced quarterly dividends of $2 per share.
• Shareholders received their dividends in December.
• The stock pays attractive dividends to investors.
• Her hard work in school paid dividends when she got into college.
• The new training program is already paying dividends in productivity.
• Investing in renewable energy will pay environmental dividends.
• The company suspended dividend payments during the recession.