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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-wawrd
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈwɔrd



Definition of reward

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "a regarding, heeding, observation," from Anglo-French and Old North French reward, back-formation from rewarder (see reward (v.)). Meaning "repayment for some service" is from late 14c. Sense of "sum of money in exchange for capture" is from 1590s.
  • noun payment, prize
  • verb pay; give prize
Example sentences :
  • I asked him what reward the Helots had for bravery or virtue.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • On the fourth and fifth days, however, he had the reward for his caution.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Because they won't figure that any man would toss up that reward.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • And the great size of the reward was the very thing that kept him safe.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • It asserts that we have the right to choice of our own work and to the reward of our own toil.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • This, by silent consent, was to be the reward of the trapper.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • God will bless them, not because they have earned a reward, but because He is merciful and gracious.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Her life, claimed by the open air, had its reward—the saddle is no cradle for weaklings.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The confidence of the public in his honesty was as great a reward as the stakes.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Perhaps some day I may get a reward out of all proportion to this small service.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

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