as in price
something offered or given in return for a service performed
there was a reward of $50 for the return of the missing cat
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as in to honor
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement
the firefighters were rewarded by the city for their heroic actions
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Recent Examples of reward
Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
The airline offers its original shows in-flight and free reward points to its loyalty members who subscribe.
—Kerry Flynn, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
Both teams have made the playoffs every year this decade, and both have been rewarded for their sustained success with a championship.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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San Diego Crime Stoppers is also offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
The airline offers its original shows in-flight and free reward points to its loyalty members who subscribe.
—Kerry Flynn, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
From pregame speeches to postgame victory talks, Gates kept his team focused and hungry while rewarding them for multiple jobs well done.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
Both teams have made the playoffs every year this decade, and both have been rewarded for their sustained success with a championship.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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And the city of Himeji is thinking of raising prices to its castle for foreign visitors, Bloomberg reported.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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Voters said throughout the campaign that their top concern was inflation, specifically prices.Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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The question should be whether a mayor of New York honors his duty to protect taxpayer funds, or looks for opportunities to bend them to his personal and political gain.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The city of Aurora will continue a four-decades-long tradition of honoring King’s life during the 40th annual MLK Ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday at East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane in Aurora.Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Photo by Vivian Vo Thanks to the bounty of the waters around the Florida Keys, Islamorada has garnered global fame as a destination for sportfishing.Charlene Fang, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, writer, anthropologist, and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston had a verdant green thumb, cooking the bounties of her vegetable garden alongside southern specialties like okra and shrimp.Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Their 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey was awarded 98 points, took home Double Gold, was named the Best Spirit in America, and the World Whiskey of the Year at the 2024 Bartender Spirit Awards.Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The estate won the lawsuit in 2018 and was awarded $5 million dollars, per Billboard.Emy LaCroix, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Tucker, the 5th overall player taken in that draft, was given a $4 million signing bonus by the Astros.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Third baseman Alex Bregman would make sense on a shorter-term deal, though because the Astros gave him a qualifying offer, the Cubs would lose their second- and fifth-highest picks in the 2025 draft and $1 million from their international bonus pool.Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Reward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reward. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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