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reward en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹəˈwoːd/ (New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ɹɪˈwɔːd/ (UK)
• /ɹəˈwɔɹd/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɹəˈwoːd/ (Australia)
• /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɹɪˈwoːd/ (Australia)
• /ɹɪˈwɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɹəˈwɔːd/ (UK)
• /ɹiˈwɔɹd/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Something of value given in return for an act.
   • For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.
2. A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
   • The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters.
3. (with possessive pronoun) one's place in heaven; God's judgment in the afterlife; death
   • And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with mee, to giue euery man according as his worke shall be. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 22:12:
   • When I get my reward my work will all be done / And I will sit back in my chair between the Father and the Son / No more holes to fill and no more rocks to break / And no more loading boxes on the trucks for someone else to take 2015, “Something More Than Free”, in Something More Than Free, performed by Jason Isbell:
   • Your daddy ever tell you how Uncle Mac come to his reward? 2007, No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethen Coen
4. The result of an action, whether good or bad.
   • Christian Benteke's first-half goal was just reward for Villa's undoubted superiority but Bradford managed to survive without further damage until half-time, before scoring the goal that takes them to Wembley for the first time since 1996. 2013 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)”, in BBC:
   • Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?

Forms

Antonyms

punishment · penalty · penalty

Deriveds

superreward · rewardful · a good deed is its own reward · antireward · just reward · extrinsic reward · reward system · after-reward · reward card · intrinsic reward · reward hacking · virtue is its own reward · rewardless

Holonyms

competition · lawsuit

Hyponyms

gift · payment · trophy · prize · award · accolade · medal · honor

Relateds

compensation

Synonyms

meed · guerdon · recompense · payment · consequence · acknowledgment · reguerdon · bounty · reward · tithing · remuneration · recompense · meed · payback

Translations (179)

cu награда (something of value given in return for an act) · gd dìoladh (something of value given in return for an act) · gd dìoladh (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · hi पुरस्कार (something of value given in return for an act) · nb belønning (something of value given in return for an act) · cmn 報酬 /报酬 (something of value given in return for an act) · cmn 獎賞 /奖赏 (something of value given in return for an act) · fy lean (something of value given in return for an act) · tg нишон (something of value given in return for an act) · sa मीढ (something of value given in return for an act) · sh на̑града (something of value given in return for an act) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉 (something of value given in return for an act) · sl nagrada (something of value given in return for an act) · bn পুরষ্কার (something of value given in return for an act) · ru награ́да (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ja 賞 (something of value given in return for an act) · vi thưởng (something of value given in return for an act) · cs odměna (something of value given in return for an act) · orv нагорода (something of value given in return for an act) · ks ڈٲلؠ (something of value given in return for an act) · vi tặng thưởng (something of value given in return for an act) · vec taja (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · bn জাযা (result of an action) · kk сыйлық (something of value given in return for an act) · ky сыйлык (something of value given in return for an act) · sq shkanzë (something of value given in return for an act) · ms pahala (something of value given in return for an act) · mns-nor мӯйлуп (something of value given in return for an act) · lo ລາງວັນ (something of value given in return for an act) · he פְּרָס (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · tg мукофот (something of value given in return for an act) · fa-ira نِشان (something of value given in return for an act) · ms ganjaran (something of value given in return for an act) · lt atlyginimas (something of value given in return for an act) · ang mēd (something of value given in return for an act) · fa-ira اِنْعام (something of value given in return for an act) · alt сый (something of value given in return for an act) · tg инъом (something of value given in return for an act) · ja 謝礼 (something of value given in return for an act) · pt recompensa (something of value given in return for an act) · ko 보수 (something of value given in return for an act) · pl nagroda (something of value given in return for an act) · ru пре́мия (something of value given in return for an act) · de Lohn (something of value given in return for an act) · shn သူး (something of value given in return for an act) · uz mukofot (something of value given in return for an act) · el ανταμοιβή (something of value given in return for an act) · az əvəz (something of value given in return for an act) · et autasu (something of value given in return for an act) · tr ödül (something of value given in return for an act) · be нагаро́да (something of value given in return for an act) · ml പ്രതിഫലം (something of value given in return for an act) · fi palkkio (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ug مۇكاپات (something of value given in return for an act) · lv atlīdzība (something of value given in return for an act) · ka ჯილდო (something of value given in return for an act) · bn জাযা (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ko 상 (something of value given in return for an act) · alt сый-акча (something of value given in return for an act) · bg награ́да (something of value given in return for an act) · sq çmim (something of value given in return for an act) · ota جزا (something of value given in return for an act) · id imbalan (something of value given in return for an act) · hu jutalom (something of value given in return for an act) · fa-ira پاداش (result of an action) · ja 報酬 (something of value given in return for an act) · fi palkkio (something of value given in return for an act) · ar جَزَاء (result of an action) · fa-ira جایِزِه (something of value given in return for an act) · ota مكافات (something of value given in return for an act) · oc recompensa (something of value given in return for an act) · la praemium (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ang edlēan (something of value given in return for an act) · la praemium (something of value given in return for an act) · gd dìoladh (result of an action) · ro recompensă (something of value given in return for an act) · tl gantimpala (something of value given in return for an act) · bg възнагражде́ние (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ps انعام (something of value given in return for an act) · nl verloning (result of an action) · ar مُكَافَأَة (something of value given in return for an act) · ar جَائِزَة (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · nl loon (something of value given in return for an act) · sh nȃgrada (something of value given in return for an act) · nl prijs (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ota اوكدول (something of value given in return for an act) · sv belöning (something of value given in return for an act) · mn шагнал (something of value given in return for an act) · mk награда (something of value given in return for an act) · gd duais (something of value given in return for an act) · gl recompensa (something of value given in return for an act) · mn ᠱᠠᠩᠨᠠᠯ (something of value given in return for an act) · fa-ira پاداش (something of value given in return for an act) · ur اِنْعام (something of value given in return for an act) · he שָׂכָר (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · swb thawaɓu (something of value given in return for an act) · it taglia (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · he שָׂכָר (something of value given in return for an act) · ks یَنام (something of value given in return for an act) · nl beloning (result of an action) · zdj thawaɓu (something of value given in return for an act) · zdj mpveo (something of value given in return for an act) · it ricompensa (something of value given in return for an act) · fr salaire (something of value given in return for an act) · tg ҷоиза (something of value given in return for an act) · hy պարգեւատրում (something of value given in return for an act) · uk нагоро́да (something of value given in return for an act) · ca recompensa (something of value given in return for an act) · ar ثَوَاب (something of value given in return for an act) · nl loon (result of an action) · ms ganjar (something of value given in return for an act) · da belønning (something of value given in return for an act) · bn জাযা (something of value given in return for an act) · az mükafat (something of value given in return for an act) · ru вознагражде́ние (something of value given in return for an act) · fi tapporaha (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · kk сыйақы (something of value given in return for an act) · id ganjaran (something of value given in return for an act) · eo rekompenco (something of value given in return for an act) · hi पुरस्कार (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ang lēan (something of value given in return for an act) · cmn 獎勵 /奖励 (something of value given in return for an act) · nl beloning (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · es recompensa (something of value given in return for an act) · ko 사례금 (something of value given in return for an act) · ja 報い (result of an action) · ja 謝礼金 (something of value given in return for an act) · pt recompensa (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · tg подош (something of value given in return for an act) · it ricompensa (result of an action) · la fructus (something of value given in return for an act) · he גְּמוּל (result of an action) · ru награ́да (result of an action) · uk винагоро́да (something of value given in return for an act) · ur صِلَہ (something of value given in return for an act) · tr mükâfat (something of value given in return for an act) · nl beloning (something of value given in return for an act) · is umbun (something of value given in return for an act) · az qarşılıq (something of value given in return for an act) · ro răsplată (something of value given in return for an act) · pl nagroda (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ru награ́да (something of value given in return for an act) · fi palkkio (result of an action) · cs odměna (result of an action) · my ဆု (something of value given in return for an act) · fr récompense (something of value given in return for an act) · ur جائِزَہ (something of value given in return for an act) · id hadiah (something of value given in return for an act) · pl wyróżnienie (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · hi इनाम (something of value given in return for an act) · sq shpërblim (something of value given in return for an act) · yi שׂכר (something of value given in return for an act) · fr récompense (result of an action) · tk baýrak (something of value given in return for an act) · fa-ira مُکافات (something of value given in return for an act) · tk sylag (something of value given in return for an act) · ar إِنْعَام (something of value given in return for an act) · de Belohnung (something of value given in return for an act) · ja 褒賞 (something of value given in return for an act) · ko 보상 (something of value given in return for an act) · nl prijs (something of value given in return for an act) · sh nȃgrada (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · ar جَائِزَة (something of value given in return for an act) · he פְּרָס (something of value given in return for an act) · hy պարգև (something of value given in return for an act) · sa मीढ (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · sh на̑града (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · km រង្វាន់ (something of value given in return for an act) · be узнагаро́да (something of value given in return for an act) · fi löytöpalkkio (something of value given in return for an act) · th รางวัล (something of value given in return for an act) · sk odmena (something of value given in return for an act) · ja 見返り (something of value given in return for an act) · ko 사례 (something of value given in return for an act) · tk nyşan (something of value given in return for an act) · de Lohn (result of an action) · ru вознагражде́ние (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · de Belohnung (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) · bn এনাম (something of value given in return for an act)

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reward en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɹəˈwoːd/ (New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ɹɪˈwɔːd/ (UK)
• /ɹəˈwɔɹd/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɹəˈwoːd/ (Australia)
• /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɹɪˈwoːd/ (Australia)
• /ɹɪˈwɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɹəˈwɔːd/ (UK)
• /ɹiˈwɔɹd/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English rewarden, from Anglo-Norman rewarder (“to reward”), from re- + warder (“to guard, keep”), from Old Northern French [Term?], from Frankish *wardōn (“to guard, keep”), from Proto-Germanic *wardōną (“to guard, defend”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, shelter, defend, guard, shut”). Cognate with Old Saxon wardōn (“to guard, provide for, protect”), Old English weardian (“to guard”), Old High German wartēn (“to watch, keep, look after”). More at ward. Piecewise doublet of regard. Displaced Old English lēanian. In this sense, displaced Old English ġieldan, whence Modern English yield.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To give a reward to or for.
   • Why are you rewarding the child for misbehaving?
   • Why are you rewarding that bad behaviour?
2. (transitive) To be a recompense for.
   • The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov. 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:
   • Decorations are meant to reward the most meritous acts and services.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To give (something) as a reward.
   • Thenne syr Marhaus departed and within two dayes his damoysel brought hym where as was a grete tornement that the lady de Vawse has cryed […] And there syr Marhaus dyd so nobly that he was renomed & had somtyme doune fourty knyghtes and soo the serklet of gold was rewarded hym 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xxvj”, in Le Morte Darthur, book IV:
   • Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 24:17:

Forms

Deriveds

overreward · nonrewarded · rewardable · rewardedly · misreward · rewardability · rewardee · rewarding · rewardedness · superrewarded · overrewarded · rewarder · unrewarded

Relateds

award

Translations (56)

ru вознагради́ть (give a reward to) · bg награжда́вам (give a reward to) · ru поощри́ть (give a reward to) · uk нагороди́ти (give a reward to) · pl nagrodzić (give a reward to) · eo premii (give a reward to) · cmn 報答 /报答 (give a reward to) · fr récompenser (give a reward to) · el αμείβω (give a reward to) · be узнагаро́дзіць (give a reward to) · da præmiere (give a reward to) · sv belöna (give a reward to) · sh награ́дити (give a reward to) · ru награди́ть (give a reward to) · ko 보상하다 (give a reward to) · bg възнагражда́вам (give a reward to) · sh nagrađívati (give a reward to) · nl belonen (give a reward to) · yue 獎勵 /奖励 (give a reward to) · uk нагоро́джувати (give a reward to) · ang lēanian (give a reward to) · shn ပၼ်သူး (give a reward to) · lv apbalvot (give a reward to) · es recompensar (give a reward to) · th ตอบแทน (give a reward to) · cs odměnit (give a reward to) · it premiare (give a reward to) · ltg apduovanēt (give a reward to) · pt recompensar (give a reward to) · fi palkita (give a reward to) · et autasustama (give a reward to) · ar مَنَحَ (give a reward to) · de belohnen (give a reward to) · sh награђи́вати (give a reward to) · sl nagraditi (give a reward to) · hu jutalmaz (give a reward to) · sk odmeniť (give a reward to) · tr ödüllendirmek (give a reward to) · ru награжда́ть (give a reward to) · pl nagradzać (give a reward to) · ru вознагражда́ть (give a reward to) · ca premiar (give a reward to) · hu megjutalmaz (give a reward to) · it ricompensare (give a reward to) · th ตกรางวัล (give a reward to) · mk наградува (give a reward to) · he גָּמַל (give a reward to) · id menghadiahkan (give a reward to) · cmn 獎勵 /奖励 (give a reward to) · ru поощря́ть (give a reward to) · be узнагаро́джваць (give a reward to) · ang ġieldan (give a reward to) · ja 報いる (give a reward to) · da belønne (give a reward to) · ca recompensar (give a reward to) · sh nagráditi (give a reward to)

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