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Main Entry: reward Part of Speech: nounDefinition: payment, prize Synonyms: accolade, award, benefit, bonus, bounty, comeuppance, compensation, crown*, cue, dividend, fringe benefit, gain, garland, gravy*, grease*, honor, just deserts*, merit, plum*, premium, profit, punishment, recompense, remuneration, repayment, requital, retribution, return, salve, tip, wages, carrot*, feather in cap, goodies, guerdon, meed, perks, strokes, sweetener Notes: an award is something awarded or granted, as for merit; a reward is something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts Antonyms: penalty, punishment * = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry: reward Part of Speech: verbDefinition: pay; give prize Synonyms: compensate, honor, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, stroke*, sugarcoat*, tip, take care of Antonyms: penalize, punish, take away* = informal/non-formal usage

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