reward
US: /ɹiˈwɔɹd/, /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
UK: /ɹɪwˈɔːd/
UK: /ɹɪwˈɔːd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
reward /ri'wɔ:d/
- danh từ
- sự thưởng, sự thưởng công; sự báo ơn, sự báo oán
- tiền thưởng, vật thưởng (cho ai bắt được tội phạm...)
- sự hoàn lại tài sản mất
- ngoại động từ
- thưởng, thưởng công; báo ơn, báo oán
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
~ (for sth / for doing sth)
1 [C, U] a thing that you are given because you have done sth good, worked hard, etc: a cash / financial reward + a reward for good behaviour + The company is now reaping the rewards of their investments. + You deserve a reward for being so helpful. + Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made.
2 [C] an amount of money that is offered to sb for helping the police to find a criminal or for finding sth that is lost: A £100 reward has been offered for the return of the necklace.
+ verb [VN] [often passive] ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth) to give sth to sb because they have done sth good, worked hard, etc: She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus. + He rewarded us handsomely (= with a lot of money) for helping him. + She started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile. + Our patience was finally rewarded. + After a steep climb you will be rewarded by magnificent views from the summit.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 award, favour, recompense, compensation, return, payment, pay, requital:
For your good deeds you will have to seek your reward in heaven; dishonesty is recompensed here on earth.
2 prize, award, tribute, honour, Literary guerdon:
The Victoria Cross was instituted as a reward for military valour in 1856.
3 retribution, punishment, just deserts, Colloq comeuppance:
Hanging was the reward of treason.
v.
4 recompense, compensate, pay, repay, remunerate, redress, requite, make (something or it) worth someone's while:
Only if they reward him will Fuller give information leading to the capture of the thief.
Collocation dictionary
1 for effort, etc.
ADJ.
considerable, great, high, huge, rich
Top athletes enjoy rich rewards.
| fitting, just, suitable, well-deserved | poor, scant
It was a poor reward for years of devoted service.
| tangible
Victory brought glory as well as more tangible rewards.
| economic, financial, material, monetary
VERB + REWARD
earn, enjoy, gain, get, obtain, reap, receive
We are just starting to reap the rewards of careful long-term planning.
| bring, have, provide
Hard work usually brings its own rewards.
| deserve
You deserve a reward for all your efforts.
PREP.
as a ~
Give yourself some time off as a 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.
2 for helping the police
ADJ.
big, huge, large, substantial | $20,000,
£
10,000, etc. | cash
VERB + REWARD
offer, put up | give sb, pay sb | claim | get, receive
REWARD + NOUN
money
PREP.
~ for
There is a reward for information leading to an arrest.
ADV.
amply, generously, handsomely, highly, well
You will be handsomely rewarded for your loyalty. highly rewarded occupations (= those that pay well)
| poorly | adequately, duly, properly, suitably
We must make sure that effort is properly rewarded.
| justly | further | immediately, promptly, quickly | eventually, finally
PREP.
for
He was duly rewarded for his outstanding contribution to the arts.
| with
Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal.
Concise English dictionary
rewards|rewarded|rewardingrɪ'wɔrd /-'wɔːd
noun
+a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
+payment made in return for a service rendered
+an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
+the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
+benefit resulting from some event or action
verb
+bestow honor or rewards upon
+strengthen and support with rewards
+act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
