reward

reward
I noun acknowledgment, award, benefit, bonus, booty, bounty, compensation, consideration, donation, emolument, fee, gift, grant, gratuity, guerdon, honorarium, incentive, indemnification, indemnity, meed, pay, payment, perquisite, praemium proponere, premium, presentation, prize, purse, quittance, recognition, recompense, remembrance, remuneration, requital, requitement, return, solatium, tip, tribute II index benefit (conferment), bonus, bounty, commission (fee), compensate (remunerate), compensation, consideration (recompense), disburse (pay out), earnings, fee (charge), grant, gratuity (present), pay (noun), pay (verb), perquisite, prize, profit, recognition, recompense, remunerate, remuneration, repay, requital, retribution, revenue, tip (gratuity)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


reward
A sum of money or other compensation offered to the public in general, or to a class of persons, for the performance of a special service.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


reward
A sum of money or other compensation offered to the public in general, or to a class of persons, for the performance of a special service.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • reward — [ri wôrd′] n. [ME < NormFr, for OFr regarde] 1. something given in return for good or, sometimes, evil, or for service or merit 2. money offered, as for the capture of a criminal, the return of something lost, etc. 3. compensation; profit 4.… …   English World dictionary

  • Reward — Re*ward , n. [See {Reward}, v., and cf. {Regard}, n.] 1. Regard; respect; consideration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Take reward of thine own value. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is given in return for good or evil done or received; esp., that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reward — Re*ward , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rewarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rewarding}.] [OF. rewarder, another form of regarder, of German origin. The original sense is, to look at, regard, hence, to regard as worthy, give a reward to. See {Ward}, {Regard}.] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reward — ► NOUN 1) a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement. 2) a fair return for good or bad behaviour. 3) a sum offered for the detection of a criminal, the restoration of lost property, etc. ► VERB 1) give a reward to. 2) show… …   English terms dictionary

  • reward — [n] payment, prize accolade, award, benefit, bonus, bounty, carrot*, comeuppance, compensation, crown*, cue, dividend, feather in cap*, fringe benefit, gain, garland, goodies*, gravy*, grease*, guerdon, honor, just deserts*, meed, merit, perks*,… …   New thesaurus

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  • reward — n *premium, prize, award, meed, guerdon, bounty, bonus …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • reward — ▪ I. reward re‧ward 1 [rɪˈwɔːd ǁ ˈwɔːrd] noun 1. [countable] something that you receive because you have done something good or helpful: reward for • Officials were often posted abroad as a reward for loyal service. 2. [countable, uncountable]… …   Financial and business terms

  • reward — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for effort, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high, huge, rich ▪ Top athletes enjoy rich rewards. ▪ fitting, just …   Collocations dictionary

  • reward */*/ — I UK [rɪˈwɔː(r)d] / US [rɪˈwɔrd] noun Word forms reward : singular reward plural rewards 1) [countable/uncountable] something good that happens or that you receive because of something that you have done reward for: Rewards for appropriate… …   English dictionary

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