reward
1. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing (Freq. 4)
- the wages of sin is death
- virtue is its own reward
• Syn:
wages, payoff
• Hypernyms:
consequence, aftermath
2. payment made in return for a service rendered (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
payment
• Hyponyms:
bounty, premium, honorarium, blood money, guerdon, meed
3. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
reinforcement
• Derivationally related forms:
reinforce (for: reinforcement)
• Hypernyms:
blessing, approval, approving
• Hyponyms:
carrot
4. the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
offer, offering
• Hyponyms:
price
5. benefit resulting from some event or action
- it turned out to my advantage
- reaping the rewards of generosity
• Syn:
advantage
• Ant:
penalty
• Derivationally related forms:
advantage (for: advantage)
• Hypernyms:
benefit, welfare
1. bestow honor or rewards upon (Freq. 1)
- Today we honor our soldiers
- The scout was rewarded for courageous action
• Syn:
honor, honour
• Ant:
dishonor (for: honor)
• Derivationally related forms:
honour (for: honour), honor (for: honor), honoree (for: honor)
• Hypernyms:
recognize, recognise
• Hyponyms:
toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail,
ennoble, dignify, decorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. strengthen and support with rewards (Freq. 1)
- Let's reinforce good behavior
• Syn:
reinforce
• Derivationally related forms:
reinforcement (for: reinforce), reinforcer (for: reinforce)
• Hypernyms:
teach, learn, instruct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
• Syn:
repay, pay back
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
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