reward
Meaning
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- Something of value given in return for an act.
- A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
- The result of an action, whether good or bad.
Synonyms
pay wages
divine reward
finder’s fee
pay a debt
offering prizes
monetary expression of thanks
grant a reward to
bestow a reward on
give a prize to
give a reward to
return thanks
fair chance
confer a distinction
warison
cash bonus
live up to
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈwɔːd/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English reward, rewarde, from Old French reward (“reward”) (compare Old French regard, whence modern French regard, and also English regard through Middle French), from rewarder (“to reward”) (compare Old French reguarder), from re- + warder (“to guard, keep”) (compare Old French guarder); the Anglo-Norman forms are derived from Old Northern French variants of Old French, ultimately of Germanic (Frankish) origin. Compare regard, warden, guard. See more below. Mostly displaced Old English mēd, whence Modern English meed. Displaced Old English lēan and edlēan.
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