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reward

[ ri-wawrd ]

noun

  1. a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
  2. something given or received in return or recompense for service, merit, hardship, etc.

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verb (used with object)

  1. to recompense or requite (a person or animal) for service, merit, achievement, etc.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to make return for or requite (service, merit, etc.); recompense.

reward

/ ɪˈɔː /

noun

  1. something given or received in return for a deed or service rendered
  2. a sum of money offered, esp for help in finding a criminal or for the return of lost or stolen property
  3. profit or return
  4. something received in return for good or evil; deserts
  5. psychol any pleasant event that follows a response and therefore increases the likelihood of the response recurring in the future
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to give (something) to (someone), esp in gratitude for a service rendered; recompense
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɲ岹, adjective
  • ˈɲ, noun
  • ˈɲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ɲa· adjective
  • ·ɲa··ness noun
  • ·ɲa· adverb
  • ·ɲİ noun
  • ·ɲl adjective
  • r·ɲ verb (used with object)
  • v··ɲ verb
  • p··ɲ verb (used with object) noun
  • un·ɲa· adjective
  • ܲr·ɲĻ adjective
  • ɱ-·ɲĻ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of reward1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English (verb) rewarden originally, “to regard,” from Old North French rewarder “to look at,” variant of Old French reguarder; regard
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of reward1

C14: from Old Norman French rewarder to regard, from re- + warder to care for, guard, of Germanic origin; see ward
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Synonym Study

Reward, prize, recompense imply something given in return for good. A reward is something given or done in return for good (or, more rarely, evil) received; it may refer to something abstract or concrete: a $50 reward; Virtue is its own reward. Prize refers to something concrete offered as a reward of merit, or to be contested for and given to the winner: to win a prize for an essay. A recompense is something given or done, whether as reward or punishment, for acts performed, services rendered, etc.; or it may be something given in compensation for loss or injury suffered, etc.: Renown was his principal recompense for years of hard work.
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As Bridges tells it, playing with a band allows him to act out his long-standing “Beatles fantasy,” and remains one of his most rewarding roles.

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The structural bifurcation of the novel is a bold choice, and all the more rewarding for its boldness.

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But Trump pulled the US out of the deal in 2018, claiming it rewarded terrorism by funding Iran's proxy militias such as Hamas and Hezbollah.

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She has often been overlooked by Wiegman but was rewarded for patience when she scored her first England goal as a substitute in Friday's victory.

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I dedicated time, energy and discernment and, in turn, was rewarded by a cosmic force smiling down on me with grace.

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