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dividends

  • plural
    of dividend.
    dividend
    noun
    a number that is to be divided by a divisor.

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Capital gains, dividends and interest on your taxable brokerage account, however, are counted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Already, Fernandes' partnership with new arrival Youri Tielemans is starting to pay dividends.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Moreover, debt is down $10 billion, to roughly $26 billion, since 2022, Carnival is back to investment-grade status and cash is again flowing to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Any investment income — interest, dividends, capital gains, etc. — is reported by the trust.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Both of these decisions paid dividends the following year, when the prospects for an outright declaration of war against France looked virtually certain.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis