reward
[ ri-wawrd ]
/ rɪˈwɔrd /
noun
a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
something given or received in return or recompense for service, merit, hardship, etc.
verb (used with object)
to recompense or requite (a person or animal) for service, merit, achievement, etc.
to make return for or requite (service, merit, etc.); recompense.
Origin of reward
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English
rewarden orig., to regard < Old North French
rewarder to look at, variant of Old French
reguarder; (noun) Middle English: orig., regard < Anglo-French, Old North French, variant of Old French
reguard, derivative of
reguarder; see
regard
SYNONYMS FOR reward
synonym study for reward
2.
Reward,
prize,
recompense imply something given in return for good. A
reward is something given or done in return for good (or, more rarely, evil) received; it may refer to something abstract or concrete:
a $50 reward; Virtue is its own reward.
Prize refers to something concrete offered as a reward of merit, or to be contested for and given to the winner:
to win a prize for an essay. A
recompense is something given or done, whether as reward or punishment, for acts performed, services rendered, etc.; or it may be something given in compensation for loss or injury suffered, etc.:
Renown was his principal recompense for years of hard work.
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British Dictionary definitions for reward
reward
/ (rɪˈwɔːd) /
noun
something given or received in return for a deed or service rendered
a sum of money offered, esp for help in finding a criminal or for the return of lost or stolen property
profit or return
something received in return for good or evil; deserts
psychol
any pleasant event that follows a response and therefore increases the likelihood of the response recurring in the future
verb
(tr)
to give (something) to (someone), esp in gratitude for a service rendered; recompense
Derived forms of reward
rewardable, adjective rewarder, noun rewardless, adjectiveWord Origin for reward
C14: from Old Norman French
rewarder to regard, from
re- +
warder to care for, guard, of Germanic origin; see
ward
Medical definitions for reward
reward
[ rĭ-wôrd′ ]
n.
The return for the performance of a behavior that is desired; a positive reinforcement.