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Word: Reward
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French reguard ‘regard, heed’, also an early sense of the English word
rɪˈwɔːd
a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement
Short Definition:thing given in recognition of service or achievement
Examples:- the holiday was a reward for 40 years' service with the company
- he's reaping the rewards of his hard work and perseverance
- the emotional rewards of being a carer
Word: Reward
Speech Type: Verb
rɪˈwɔːd
give something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements
Short Definition:give something to someone in recognition of their services or achievements
Examples:- the engineer who supervised the work was rewarded with the MBE
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