Noun reward has 5 senses
  1. wages, reward, payoff - a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
    --1 is a kind of consequence, aftermath
    Derived forms: verb reward1, verb reward3
  2. reward - payment made in return for a service rendered
    --2 is a kind of
    payment
    --2 has particulars:
     bounty, premium; honorarium; blood money; guerdon; meed
  3. reward, reinforcement - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
    --3 is a kind of blessing, approval, approving
    --3 has particulars: carrot
    Derived form: verb reward2
  4. reward - the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
    --4 is a kind of
    offer, offering
    --4 has particulars: price
  5. advantage, reward - benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
    --5 is a kind of benefit, welfare
    Antonyms: penalty
,Verb reward has 3 senses
  1. honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action"
    --1 is one way to recognize, recognise
    Derived form: noun reward1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. reinforce, reward - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"
    --2 is one way to teach, learn, instruct
    Derived form: noun reward3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. reward, repay, pay back - act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
    --3 is one way to act, move
    Derived form: noun reward1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody with something
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