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   re·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" Similar recompenseprizeprize moneywinningspurseawardhonordecorationprofitadvantagebenefitbonuspluspremiumbountypricepresentgifttipgratuityinducementcarrotpaymentconsiderationreturnrequitalinformal:payoffcutperkformal:perquisitearchaic:guerdonmeed
   • ▪ a fair return for good or bad behavior: "a slap on the face was his reward for his impudence" Similar treatmenthandlingservicereception
   • ▪ a sum offered for the detection of a criminal, the restoration of lost property, or the giving of information. Similar recompenseprizeprize moneywinningspurseawardhonordecorationprofitadvantagebenefitbonuspluspremiumbountypricepresentgifttipgratuityinducementcarrotpaymentconsiderationreturnrequitalinformal:payoffcutperkformal:perquisitearchaic:guerdonmeed

   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"
   • ▪ show one's appreciation of (an action or quality) by making a gift: "an effective organization recognizes and rewards creativity and initiative"
   • ▪ receive what one deserves: "their hard work was rewarded by the winning of a five-year contract"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French reguard ‘regard, heed’, also an early sense of the English word.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rewardless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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