reward
Definition of reward:
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part of speech: verb
To give in return: to requite, whether good or evil: to punish: ( B.) to recompense.
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part of speech: noun
That which is given in return for good or evil: recompense: retribution: the fruit of one's own labor.
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part of speech: noun
A suitable return for kindness, or for services, and suchlike; the fruits of labour or industry; a sum of money offered for the apprehension of a criminal, or for the recovery of lost property; punishment.
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part of speech: verb
To recompense; to give in return, either good or evil; to remunerate; to punish; to repay evil.
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Common misspellings:
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- reawrd (15.1%)
- rewad (13.2%)
- reard (24.5%)
- rewardment (1.9%)
- rewardful (3.8%)
- rewrd (3.8%)
- recwerd (5.7%)
- rewared (26.4%)
- rewaerd (5.7%)
Usage examples for reward:
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I'll just ride over when I get time, an' claim the reward myself- an' use the money to pay my fine with- that part's a joke.
"Prairie Flowers" – James B. Hendryx -
Nor did he forget that he would be compelled to give the Viscount de Coralth the large reward he had promised him- a reward promised in writing, unfortunately.
"Baron Trigault's Vengeance Volume 2 (of 2)" – Emile Gaboriau -
To you shall come a friend's reward
"Romance" – Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer -
May He reward him!
"Plays A Protégée of the Mistress; Poverty Is No Crime; Sin and Sorrow Are Common to All; It's a Family Affair--We'll Settle It Ourselves" – Alexander Ostrovsky
