- reward
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 for effort, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ great, high, huge, rich▪
Top athletes enjoy rich rewards.
▪ fitting, just▪ poor, scant (both esp. BrE)▪It was a poor reward for years of devoted service.
▪ tangible▪Victory brought glory as well as more tangible rewards.
▪ immediate▪ potential▪ economic, financial, material, monetaryVERB + REWARD▪ earn, enjoy, gain, get, obtain, reap, receive▪We are just starting to reap the rewards of careful planning.
▪ bring, have, provide, yield▪Hard work usually brings its own rewards.
▪ promise▪ deserve▪You deserve a reward for all your efforts.
REWARD + NOUN▪ systemPREPOSITION▪ as a reward▪Give yourself some time off as a reward.
▪ reward for▪a reward for hard work
▪rewards for employees who do their jobs well
PHRASES▪ reward enough▪The look on her face when I told her was reward enough.
▪ reward and punishment▪ be its own reward, have its own reward▪Virtue is its own reward.
2 for helping the policeADJECTIVE▪ big, huge, large, substantial▪ $20 000, £10 000, etc.▪ cashVERB + REWARD▪ offer, put up (esp. BrE)▪ give sb, pay sb▪ claim▪ collect, get, receiveREWARD + NOUN▪ moneyPREPOSITION▪ reward for▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}There is a reward for information leading to an arrest.
verb (often be rewarded)ADVERB▪ amply, generously, greatly (esp. AmE), handsomely, highly, richly, well▪You will be handsomely rewarded for your loyalty.
▪highly rewarded occupations (= those that pay well)
▪ poorly▪ duly, properly▪We must make sure that effort is properly rewarded.
▪ justly▪ immediately▪ eventually, finallyPREPOSITION▪ for▪He was duly rewarded for his outstanding contribution to the arts.
▪ with▪The rats are rewarded with food when they press the lever.
▪Her efforts were rewarded with a medal.
Reward is used with these nouns as the object: ↑behaviour, ↑effort, ↑employee, ↑excellence, ↑loyalty, ↑perseverance, ↑shareholder, ↑stockholder
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
