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Reward

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Noun

1. payoff, reward, wages

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

Example Sentences:
'the wages of sin is death'
'virtue is its own reward'

2. reward

payment made in return for a service rendered

3. reinforcement, reward

an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

4. reward

the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

5. advantage, reward

benefit resulting from some event or action

Example Sentences:
'it turned out to my advantage'
'reaping the rewards of generosity'

Verb

6. honor, honour, reward

bestow honor or rewards upon

Example Sentences:
'Today we honor our soldiers'
'The scout was rewarded for courageous action'

7. reinforce, reward

strengthen and support with rewards

Example Sentences:
'Let's reinforce good behavior'

8. pay back, repay, reward

act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reward

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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. psychology
any pleasant event that follows a response and therefore increases the likelihood of the response recurring in the future
verb
6. (transitive)
to give (something) to (someone), esp in gratitude for a service rendered; recompense

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Reward

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noun
1. 
something given in return for good or, sometimes, evil, or for service or merit
2. 
money offered, as for the capture of a criminal, the return of something lost, etc.
3. 
compensation; profit
4.  Psychology
a return for correct response to a stimulus
verb transitive
5. 
to give a reward to
6. 
to give a reward for
7. 
to serve as a reward to or for

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reward

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n.
1. 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.
2. Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.
3. A satisfying return on investment; a profit.
4. Psychology The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
tr.v. re·ward·ed, re·ward·ing, re·wards
To give a reward to or for.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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