rewarded; rewarding; rewards
rewarder
noun
1
: something that is given in return for good or evil done or received or that is offered or given for some service or attainment
the police offered a reward for his capture
2
: a stimulus (such as food) that is administered to an organism and serves to reinforce a desired response
Examples of reward in a Sentence
Verb
She rewarded herself by buying a new pair of shoes.
the firefighters were rewarded by the city for their heroic actions
Noun
The contest offered a cash reward to the first person who could breed a blue rose.
Hard work brings its own rewards.
Members will receive a discount in reward for getting friends or family to join.
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Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
An extension would lower his 2025 salary-cap figure, now $25.5 million, and reward an All-Pro receiver who provided the leadership Washington’s new staff desired and a thrilling connection with the Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Fixes an issue in some scenes where no rewards are obtained after breaking destructible objects through specific methods.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Start doing everything within your power to drive, support, and reward those high priority behaviors in every employee within your sphere.
—Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
An extension would lower his 2025 salary-cap figure, now $25.5 million, and reward an All-Pro receiver who provided the leadership Washington’s new staff desired and a thrilling connection with the Offensive Rookie of the Year.
3.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
That kind of work comes with a potentially high reward, but also a cost.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Fixes an issue in some scenes where no rewards are obtained after breaking destructible objects through specific methods.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Reward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reward. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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reward
2 of 2 noun1
: something (as money) given or offered in return for a service (as the return of something lost)
2
: a stimulus (as food) that is given to an organism after a correct or desired way of behaving and that makes the behavior more probable in the future
Medical Definition
reward
1 of 2 transitive verb
re·ward
ri-ˈwȯ(ə)rd 
: to give a reward to or for
reward
2 of 2 noun
: a stimulus (as food) that serves to reinforce a desired response
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