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guerdon

 
Dictionary: guer·don   (gûr'dn) pronunciation
 
n.

A reward; recompense.

tr.v., -doned, -don·ing, -dons.

To reward.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin widerdōnum, alteration (influenced by Latin dōnum, gift) of Old High German widarlōn : widar, back, against + lōn, reward.]


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noun

  1. Something given in return for a service or accomplishment: accolade, award, honorarium, plum, premium, prize1, reward. Idioms: token ofappreciationesteem. See reward/punish/deserve.
  2. Something justly deserved: comeuppance, desert2 (often used in plural), due, recompense, reward, wage (often used in plural). Informal lump1 (used in plural). Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming. See reward/punish/deserve.

verb

    To bestow a reward on: reward. See reward/punish/deserve.

 
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reward, recompense
 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a reward or payment


 
 
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