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- DictionaryRe·ward/rəˈwôrd/
noun
- 1. a thing given in recognition of one's service, effort, or achievement: "the holiday was a reward for 40 years' service with the company"
verb
- 1. make a gift of something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements: "the engineer who supervised the work was rewarded with a bonus"
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something good that you get or experience because you have worked hard, behaved well, etc: There'll be a reward for whoever finishes first. Fewer examples. The promotion was a fitting reward for all his hard work. The teacher offered rewards to encourage good behaviour. A career in nursing provided Nicola with many personal rewards.
See reward in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: reward. Definition of reward verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
reward. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English re‧ward1 /rɪˈwɔːd $ -ˈwɔːrd/ W3 noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard → prize, benefit The school has a system of rewards and punishments to encourage good behaviour. reward for (doing ...
noun. 1. : something that is given in return for good or evil done or received or that is offered or given for some service or attainment. the police offered a reward for his capture. 2. : a stimulus (such as food) that is administered to an organism and serves to reinforce a desired response.
rĭ-wôrd. Something given in return for good or, sometimes, evil, or for service or merit. A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior. The rewards of exercise; the rewards of lying to your boss. Money offered, as for the capture of a criminal, the return of something lost, etc.
re•ward′er, n. re•ward′less, adj. 2. desert, pay, remuneration; requital; bounty, premium, bonus. 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.
6 days ago · plural noun. the benefits of doing something. Teaching is hard, but it has many rewards. the emotional rewards of parenthood. Potentially high financial rewards are attached to senior hospital posts. The clubs have been promised huge financial rewards for joining the league.
