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re·ward  (r-wôrd)

n.

1. Something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts.

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 or result; profit.

4. Psychology The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.

tr.v. re·ward·ed, re·ward·ing, re·wards

1. To give a reward to or for.

2. To satisfy or gratify; recompense.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from rewarder, to take notice of : re-, intensive pref. (from Latin; see re- + warder, to guard, watch over of Germanic origin; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots).]

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re·warda·ble adj.

re·warder n.

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reward

Noun

1. something given in return for a service

2. a sum of money offered for finding a criminal or missing property

3. something received in return for good or evil: sacrifice provided its own reward

Verb

to give something to (someone) for a service rendered [Old French rewarder to regard]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reward - a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" wages, payoff aftermath, consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
	2.	reward - payment made in return for a service rendered bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged honorarium - a fee paid for a nominally free service blood money - a reward for information about a murderer guerdon - a reward or payment meed - a fitting reward
	3.	reward - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior reinforcement approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" carrot - promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
	4.	reward - the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property offering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" price - a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head"
	5.	reward - benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" advantage benefit, welfare - something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all" penalty - the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
Verb	1.	reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" honor, honour salute, toast, wassail, drink, pledge - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" recognise, recognize - show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" dignify, ennoble - confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" decorate - award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military"
	2.	reward - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior" reinforce instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
	3.	reward - act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions pay back, repay act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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reward

noun 1. prize,

noun 2. punishment, desert, retribution, comeuppance (slang) just deserts, requital

noun 3. payment, return, benefit, profit, gain, prize, wages, honour, compensation, bonus, premium, merit, repayment, bounty, remuneration, recompense, meed (archaic) requital << OPPOSITE penalty

verb 4. compensate, pay, honour, repay, recompense, requite, remunerate, make it worth your while << OPPOSITE penalize

Translations

reward [rɪˈwɔːd] n → premio, recompensa

vt to reward (for) → recompensar or premiar (por)

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reward [rɪˈwɔːd] n → récompense f

vt to reward (for) → récompenser (de)

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reward [rɪˈwɔːd] n → Belohnung f;

(satisfaction) → Befriedigung f

vt → belohnen

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reward [rɪˈwɔːd] n → ricompensa, premio

vt to reward (for) → ricompensare (per)

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reward

n reward [rəˈwoːd]

1 something given in return for or got from work done, good behaviour etc He was given a gold watch as a reward for his services to the firm; Apart from the salary, teaching children has its own particular rewards. beloning جَزاء، مُكافأَه награда odměna; mzda belønning die Belohnung επιβράβευση, ανταμοιβή recompensa autasu پاداش palkkio récompense פְּרָס पारितोषिक nagrada ellenszolgáltatás imbalan verðlaun, umbun ricompensa 報酬 보상, 포상 atlyginimas, atpildas, apdovanojimas apbalvojums hadiah beloning belønning, vederlag; tilfredsstillelse nagroda compensação răsplată награда odmena; mzda nagrada nagrada belöning สิ่งตอบแทน ödül 報酬 (ви)нагорода محنتانہ phần thưởng 报酬

2 a sum of money offered for finding a criminal, lost or stolen property etc A reward of $100 has been offered to the person who finds the diamond brooch. beloning مُكافأَه възнаграждение odměna dusør die Belohnung αμοιβή για την παράδοση εγκληματία recompensa tasu مزدگانی palkkio récompense פְּרָס किसी अपराधी का पता बताने, खोई हुई वस्तु को खेज निकालने आदि का पुरस्कार nagrada jutalom hadiah fundarlaun ricompensa, taglia 懸賞金 현상금, 포상금 atlygis atlīdzība ganjaran beloning belønning nagroda recompensa recompensă вознаграждение odmena nagrada nagrada belöning, hittelön ค่าตอบแทน para ödülü 獎金 винагорода انعام tiền thưởng 奖金

v

to give a reward to someone for something He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded. beloon يُجازي، يُكافِئ награждавам odměnit belønne belohnen recompensar tasuma جایزه دادن؛ پاداش دادن palkita récompenser לְתַגמֵל पारितोषिक देना nagraditi megjutalmaz memberi hadiah verðlauna, umbuna ricompensare 報いる ...에 보답하다, ...에 포상을 주다 atlyginti, apdovanoti apbalvot menghadiahkan belonen godtgjøre, gi belønning/dusør, belønne nagrodzić recompensar a recompensa (воз)награждать odmeniť nagraditi nagraditi belöna ให้รางวัล ödül vermek 獎勵 (ви)нагороджувати; віддячувати انعام دینا thưởng 奖励

adj reˈwarding

(negativeunrewarding) giving pleasure, satisfaction etc a rewarding job. dankbaar مُجْزٍ، مُمْتِع، مُرْضٍ носещ удоволствие užitečný tilfredsstillende lohnend ανταποδοτικός, ικανοποιητικός gratificante rahuldustpakkuv پر ارزش؛ antoisa qui vaut la peine מְתַגמֵל लाभप्रद nagradni kifizetődő memuaskan gefandi gratificante 報われる 보답이 있는 teikiantis pasitenkinimą pateicīgs; gandarījumu dodošs memuaskan de moeite waard tilfredsstillende, givende wdzięczny compensador care aduce satisfacţii стоящий, благодарный užitočný hvaležen zahvalan givande ซึ่งให้ผลตอบแทน doyurucu, tatminkâr 能得益的，有益的 вартий, корисний خوش کن bổ ích 能得益的，有益的