pay dividends
pay dividends verb: to bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.
Verb
pay dividends (third-person singular simple present pays dividends, present participle paying dividends, simple past and past participle paid dividends)
- To bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.
- Aoun's alliance with Hezbollah appears finally to have paid dividends in moving him into the presidential palace, which the 128-member parliament must formally vote on, probably next week.2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Aljazeera
- Concentrating fire on the heavy cruiser Kumano, Johnston, somehow still alive, is rewarded by seeing explosions and flames amidst the superstructure of the Japanese cruiser. The destroyer's radar and Mark 37 fire-control system are paying dividends early.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 16:52 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022
Forms of pay dividends
| third-person singular present | pays dividends |
|---|---|
| present participle | paying dividends |
| past participle | paid dividends |
| past | paid dividends |
Questions about pay dividends
- What does pay dividends mean?
- Pay dividends means to bring about something good as a result of past effort or actions.
- What part of speech is pay dividends?
- Pay dividends is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pay dividends?
- The past tense of pay dividends is paid dividends.
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