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US
/ɹiˈwɔɹd, ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
]
[ UK /ɹɪwˈɔːd/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪwˈɔːd/ ]
NOUN
- payment made in return for a service rendered
- the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
- an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
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benefit resulting from some event or action
reaping the rewards of generosity
it turned out to my advantage -
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
virtue is its own reward
the wages of sin is death
VERB
-
bestow honor or rewards upon
Today we honor our soldiers
The scout was rewarded for courageous action -
strengthen and support with rewards
Let's reinforce good behavior - act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
How To Use reward In A Sentence
- The speech was brimming with ideas for rewarding work and reducing dependency. Times, Sunday Times
- It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands. The Times Literary Supplement
- There has been a lot of teamwork and trust and that deserves to be rewarded by having new investment.
- A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive. Walt Disney
- A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive. Walt Disney
- You've got to put in work before you reap the rewards - and fair enough.
- There have been no arrests and police are set to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
- We were constantly rewarded with stunning scenic views and the satisfaction of navigating challenging terrain with ease, but we didn't get very far, as the crow flies.
- But I am now reaping the rewards of this effort in this trip.
- The primary reason for the adoption of this life-style is the attitude to the economic rewards of work.
