as in price
something offered or given in return for a service performed
there was a reward of $50 for the return of the missing cat
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as in to honor
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement
the firefighters were rewarded by the city for their heroic actions
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Recent Examples of reward
Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The rewards, if successful, could be enormous, providing power to moon bases and making long-term settlement of the moon more plausible.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Thursday, that faith was rewarded in the form of a go-ahead, three-run home run that delivered a 6-4 Opening Day win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This creates a devastating calculus: cooperation yields fewer leader rewards than obstruction.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The rewards, if successful, could be enormous, providing power to moon bases and making long-term settlement of the moon more plausible.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Along the ride, we were embraced by test audiences who rewarded us with fantastic scores.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Thursday, that faith was rewarded in the form of a go-ahead, three-run home run that delivered a 6-4 Opening Day win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reward
Noun
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The company’s share price increased about 1 percent in early trading.—
Eli Tan,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The sale comes just weeks after Musk reportedly raised an additional roughly $1 billion in debt financing for X that valued the company at $44 billion—the same price Musk paid for it three years ago.—
Zoë Schiffer,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For instance, the international feature category currently honors the submitting country, not the director — even though the director’s name is engraved on the Oscar statuette.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Since 2014, the ACL Hall of Fame has honored artists who have played an essential role in the series’ half-century as a premier supporter of top-shelf music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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The tariffs will yield a bounty of at least $100 billion in revenue to the U.S. Treasury, which will be paid not by domestic consumers but foreign producers.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
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The birds inadvertently continue the spread cycle by taking advantage of the berry bounty.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He was awarded the National League MVP for his efforts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2021, he was awarded the Football Writers' Association Student Football Writer of the Year.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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As a bonus for new members, the travel bundle also comes with three months of unlimited streaming access to Pvolve’s library of over 1,500 classes.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
10 Apr. 2025
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In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Lionsgate disclosed that as of April the exec will receive an annual base salary of $1,200,000 with a target annual bonus that’s 85 percent of his base salary.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Reward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reward. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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