- plural of dividend.
dividends
Example Sentences
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Progressive uses variable dividends to return capital after it has considered other uses, such as buybacks and acquisitions, said John Sauerland, the company’s former finance chief, in an interview before he retired this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Wolfe Research estimates Progressive has $13 billion in excess capital and will return $6.6 billion through dividends and $2.3 billion through buybacks this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the past five years, the “XLE” fund has earned a total return, including reinvested dividends, of 183%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Brad Long, a bitcoin financial coach based outside of Atlanta, said he purchased roughly $10,000 of Stretch late last year to see if its dividends could serve as a viable income generator in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Thus both Luria and Delbruck hoped the Copenhagen lab would be the place where the combined techniques of chemistry and genetics might eventually yield real biological dividends.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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