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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"
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.
something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc.: There's a reward for whoever finishes first. The rewards of motherhood outweigh the anguish. B1. an amount of money given to someone who helps the police or who helps to return stolen property to its owner: The police offered a reward for any information about the robbery.
A reward is something you get for a job well done. If you study hard for that vocabulary test, an "A" might be the reward in your future. You can use reward as a verb, as when the mayor rewards a firefighter who saves a family from a terrible blaze, or as a noun, to talk about the actual payment or item that's given to the firefighter.
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 ...
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.
reward. [countable, uncountable] a thing that you are given because you have done something good, worked hard, etc. reward for doing something You deserve a reward for being so helpful. Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made.
6 days ago · 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.
