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    re·ward
    [rəˈwôrd]
    noun
    reward (noun) · rewards (plural noun)
    1. a thing given in recognition of one's service, effort, or achievement:
      "the holiday was a reward for 40 years' service with the company" · "he's reaping the rewards of his hard work and perseverance" · "the emotional rewards of being a parent"
      • a fair return for good or bad behavior:
        "a slap on the face was his reward for his impudence"
      • a sum offered for the detection of a criminal, the restoration of lost property, or the giving of information.
    verb
    reward (verb) · rewards (third person present) · rewarded (past tense) · rewarded (past participle) · rewarding (present participle)
    1. make a gift of something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements:
      "the engineer who supervised the work was rewarded with a bonus"
      • show one's appreciation of (an action or quality) by making a gift:
        "an effective organization recognizes and rewards creativity and initiative"
      • (be rewarded)
        receive what one deserves:
        "their hard work was rewarded by the winning of a five-year contract"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French reguard ‘regard, heed’, also an early sense of the English word.
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