Reward

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  • noun. A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior.
  • noun. Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.
  • noun. A satisfying return on investment; a profit.
  • noun. The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
  • transitive verb. To give a reward to or for.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To mark; regard; observe; notice carefully.
  • To look after; watch over; have regard or consideration for.
  • To recompense; requite; repay, as for good or evil conduct (commonly in a good sense); remunerate, as for usefulness or merit; compensate.
  • To make return for; give a recompense for.
  • To give in recompense or return, as for either good or evil.
  • To serve as a return or recompense to; be a reward to.
  • To serve as return or recompense for.
  • To make requital; bestow a return or recompense, especially for meritorious conduct.
  • noun. Notice; heed; consideration; respect; regard.
  • noun. The act of rewarding, or the state of being rewarded; requital, especially for usefulness or merit; remuneration.
  • noun. That which is given in requital of good or evil, especially good; a return; a recompense; commonly, a gift bestowed in recognition of past service or merit; a guerdon.
  • noun. The fruit of one's labor or works; profit; return.
  • noun. A sum of money offered for taking or detecting a criminal, or for the recovery of anything lost.
  • noun. Synonyms Pay, compensation, remuneration, requital, retribution.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.
  • noun. Regard; respect; consideration.
  • noun. That which is given in return for good or evil done or received; esp., that which is offered or given in return for some service or attainment, as for excellence in studies, for the return of something lost, etc.; recompense; requital.
  • noun. Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.
  • noun. Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To give (something) as a reward.
  • verb. To give a reward to or for.
  • verb. To recompense.
  • noun. Something of value given in return for an act.
  • noun. A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
  • noun. The result of an action, whether good or bad.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. bestow honor or rewards upon
  • noun. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
  • noun. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
  • verb. strengthen and support with rewards
  • noun. the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
  • verb. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
  • noun. payment made in return for a service rendered
  • noun. benefit resulting from some event or action
  • Word Usage
    "-- But however great have been your exertions; however much they have been guided by the precepts of humanity and religion, your public reward has been censure and criticism; but let not such airy weapons damp your ardour for doing good; your _just reward_ is in Heaven, not on earth."
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