reward

US: /ɹiˈwɔɹd/, /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
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



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