reward

reward
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noun
1 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, monetary
VERB + 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
system
PREPOSITION
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 police
ADJECTIVE
big, huge, large, substantial
$20 000, £10 000, etc.
cash
VERB + REWARD
offer, put up (esp. BrE)
give sb, pay sb
claim
collect, get, receive
REWARD + NOUN
money
PREPOSITION
reward for

There is a reward for information leading to an arrest.

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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, finally
PREPOSITION
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.

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