REWARD Synonyms
There are 28 hypernyms of the word reward. (close relations)
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| bounty | nounn | |||||
noun • a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat • payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military • the property of copious abundance • (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely | ||||||
| consequence | nounn | |||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual • having important effects or influence | ||||||
| meed | nounn | |||||
noun • a fitting reward | ||||||
| payment | nounn | |||||
noun • a sum of money paid or a claim discharged • the act of paying money • an act of requiting; returning in kind | ||||||
| recompense | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • payment or reward (as for service rendered) • the act of compensating for service or loss or injury verb • make amends for; pay compensation for • make payment to; compensate | ||||||
| tithing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly: • To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly: • To compose the tenth part of something. • To grant, concede. noun • A tithe or tenth in its various senses, : • Ten sheaves of wheat (originally set up as such for the tithe-proctor). • A body of households (originally a tenth of a hundred or ten households) bound by frankpledge to collective responsibility and punishment for each other's behavior. • A part of the hundred as a rural division of territory. • Decimation: the killing of every tenth person or (less often) the killing of every person except each tenth. • A reward, grant, or concession. | ||||||
| advantage | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of having a superior or more favorable position • (tennis) first point scored after deuce • benefit resulting from some event or action verb • give an advantage to | ||||||
| honor | nounn | |||||
noun • a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction • the state of being honored • the quality of being honorable and having a good name • a woman's virtue or chastity verb • bestow honor or rewards upon • show respect towards • accept as pay | ||||||
| honour | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being honored • a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction • the quality of being honorable and having a good name • a woman's virtue or chastity verb • bestow honor or rewards upon • show respect towards • accept as pay | ||||||
| payoff | nounn | |||||
noun • the final payment of a debt • payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | ||||||
| reinforce | verbv | |||||
verb • make stronger • strengthen and support with rewards | ||||||
| reinforcement | nounn | |||||
noun • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission • information that makes more forcible or convincing • (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it • a device designed to provide additional strength • an act performed to strengthen approved behavior | ||||||
| repay | verbv | |||||
verb • pay back • make repayment for or return something • act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions • answer back | ||||||
| wages | nounn | |||||
noun • a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | ||||||
| pay back | verbv | |||||
verb • act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions • take vengeance on or get even | ||||||
