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reward English

Meaning reward meaning

What does reward mean?
Definitions in simple English

reward Noun

— A reward is something good that is given after an act. He gave the dog a small thing to eat to reward it for sitting still. I got extra money as a reward for working hard. — A reward is a prize that is given for doing certain things. — A reward is the result of an action, no matter if it is good or bad.

reward Verb

— If you reward someone, you give something to them as a reward. — If you reward someone, you give a reward to or for. Why did you reward the kid for not behaving? — If you reward, you recompense them.

reward

— noun (= wages) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing the wages of sin is death virtue is its own reward — noun an act performed to strengthen approved behavior — noun payment made in return for a service rendered — noun the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property — verb (= reinforce) strengthen and support with rewards Let's reinforce good behavior — verb (= honor, honour) bestow honor or rewards upon Today we honor our soldiers The scout was rewarded for courageous action — verb act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions — noun (= advantage) benefit resulting from some event or action it turned out to my advantage reaping the rewards of generosity

Synonyms reward synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as reward?

reward English » English

recompense prize award remuneration compensation repay pay remunerate payment premium compensate bonus requite present wages guerdon gift bounty tip repayment return retribution honor fee wage price medal honour accolade salary payoff laurel honorarium advantage trophy reinforce reimbursement pay wages gratuity gratitude citation bestow thanks result requital reprisal renumerate reinforcement reciprocate punishment

Topics reward topics

What do people use reward to talk about?
Language and thought Think Learn

Evaluate, test
Social behavior Law Punish

Reward
Work and occupation Finance Share wealth

Give, donate
Person Life

Die
Social behavior Religion

Heaven, hell

Conjugation reward conjugation

How do you conjugate reward?

reward · verb

Examples reward examples

How do I use reward in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Every effort deserves a reward.
I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
You shall have a reward.
A reward has been offered for information pertaining to the incident.
There will be a reward for the person who finds my dog.
Virtue is its own reward.
He was given a gold watch as a reward.
The reward is dependent on your success.
No risk, no reward.
Tom deserves a reward.
Stay calm. You'll have your reward tomorrow.
Here is your reward.
A good deed is its own reward.
He rescued a girl from drowning and was given a reward.
He wasn't given any reward for his service.
He deserves a reward.

Movie subtitles

Because I was told that one day I would get my reward!
Here's your reward.
There is little reward.
To launch the reward, the grand duchess was giving a grand masked-ball, which Fandor, skilled at edging his way into anywhere, had decided to attend.
The criminal had had his accomplices arrested to keep the loot for himself And the reward for his arrest was a very large sum of money.
If he or any other person will bring the child to Police Head- quarters, the above reward will be paid.
In the hour of death, I ask you in the name of Jesus Christ to remember your promise to rear my dear son, Leu von Filneck, and give him the adopted name of Curd von Stauffer. God will reward you.
And that God will reward you.
And what reward do you expect from God?
I'll give a thousand dollars' reward for its return.
Grabbing off stuff for the reward, eh?
For their arrest, the Government ofers a reward of Five Hundred Frans. Et. Cadoustal.
In other words, it embarrasses you to offer me the 20,000-francs reward.
You don't think we're after that penny-ante reward?
Your master's gratitude will be ample reward.
I'll reward you if you do as I say.
MURDER in Holstenwall 1000 Marks Reward.
If he or any other person will bring the child to Police Headquarters the above reward will be paid.
We shall catch him and earn a hundred ducats as a reward.
I love the soul that fights and struggles, that sacrifices itself and suffers for love's reward.
For healing the body and the soul a feasible reward.
Let's go and get the reward.
But now we have our reward.
There's a reward of 20.000 lire offered for the capture of Diavolo.
Not until we get the reward.
The reward for your capture, Mr. Diavolo.
The reward.
This is my reward.
But maybe it's my just reward.
I was looking for a reward for you, but I'm afraid I haven't got enough.
And I'll see that you get a reward.
Apparently my reward for a misspent life is not to be a peaceful death in bed!
Who said anything about a reward?
He didn't want the reward.

News and current affairs

We must punish the traffickers and reward the farmers.
And other studies show that giving leads to activity in the reward centers of the brain (the areas of the brain that are also stimulated by tasty food and sex).
What risks do you see emerging should Russia's economy continue to decline, with Putin increasingly unable to reward his political base?
The Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen notes in his latest magisterial book The Idea of Justice that most people understand that a process is fair when they can detect a connection between effort and reward.
Stock options reward executives generously even when shares rise because of a price bubble - and even when comparable firms' shares are performing better.
But now is the time to present to Iran a comprehensive package - what it must do and what the reward would be if it agreed.
The narrowing of national autonomy in the formulation of development strategy is a cost for which developing countries are unlikely to receive an adequate reward.
This can only be done by introducing legal mechanisms to reward those who protect the environment, while making polluters pay, and by helping to unify the environmental watchdogs scattered across different sectors.
Rebels know that if they succeed, they will gain immense personal wealth, be able to reward those who backed their coup, and have enough arms to keep themselves in power, no matter how badly they rule.
But if they do cut, the confidence fairy will reward them by stimulating private spending more than the cuts depress it.
Talking up previous fiscal extravagance made a bond-market attack on heavily indebted governments seem more plausible (and more likely); the confidence fairy promised to reward fiscal frugality by making the economy more productive.
The biggest factor is the massive cost and the tiny reward.
A company that develops a product would earn a share of reward money based on its share of the health improvements achieved by all the products competing for the available funds.
The Emir of Qatar paid a visit to Gaza as a reward for Hamas's break with Iran and left a check.
The reward is the close relationship with their children that women have traditionally enjoyed.
By being less concerned with preventing default, we can make risk and reward more congruent with each other.
Its selection to lead the OSCE is seen as a reward for President Nursultan Nazarbayev's policy of engagement with the West.
And now, Buiter and Sibert argue convincingly, the ECB is giving the market less scope to reward the thrifty and penalize the profligate than it should.
US universities often use aggressive financial incentives and differential treatment of professors to reward good teaching and research.
Another way to reward consumers for combating tax evasion is to offer subsidies.
This process might also explain why, although many reward systems have proven successful at the beginning, their benefits quickly fade.
A forest carbon facility can reward forest conservation as a means of protecting the climate while also preserving ecosystems and generating income for poor communities in developing countries.
An incompetent president of the Commission has had his term renewed for another five years as a reward for his innocuousness.
Teaching morality and values in business schools will not tame such behavior, but changing the incentives that reward short-term profits and lead bankers and traders to take excessive risks will.
It is now widely accepted that it is important to reward bankers for long-term results.

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