Meaning & use
reward
Something given in return for service, effort, or achievement, especially as recognition or incentive.
See it in a sentence
The police offered a cash reward for information leading to the suspect's arrest.
Seeing her students succeed is the greatest reward of teaching, she says.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "reward" means to give something in return for good behavior or effort.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
punishment
Another way to use it
2. verb
To give something to someone in return for good behavior, service, or achievement.
The manager rewarded the team's effort with an extra day off.
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