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ri-WORD/rɪˈwɔːd/

A reward is something you get because you did well or helped: a reward for finding, deserve a reward, a cash reward. Prize is often for a competition; reward can be for help or good behaviour. Award is more formal (a ceremony). Do not write award when you mean money for a lost cat, or toward (direction).

Meaning

Something given because you have done well or helped.

Examples

• “There is a reward for finding the lost dog.”
• “The school offered a reward for the missing trophy.”
• “A day off was her reward for finishing early.”

Good to know

a reward for finding / good work. Contrast: prize (competition). Formal cousin: award.

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