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Meaning of reward | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ɹɪˈwɔːd

Definitions

  1. Something of value given in return for an act.
  2. Something of value given in return for an act
  3. To give a reward to or for.
  4. A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
  5. to give a reward to someone for something. He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded. beloon يُجازي، يُكافِئ награждавам recompensar odměnit belohnen belønne recompensar tasuma جایزه دادن؛ پاداش دادن palkita récompenser לְתַגמֵל पारितोषिक देना nagraditi megjutalmaz memberi hadiah verðlauna, umbuna ricompensare 報いる 보수를 주다 atlyginti, apdovanoti apbalvot menghadiahkan belonengodtgjøre, gi belønning/dusør, belønnenagrodzić انعام وركول recompensar a recompensa награждать odmeniť...
  6. The result of an action, whether good or bad.
  7. The result of an action, whether good or bad
  8. (negative unrewarding) giving pleasure, satisfaction etc. a rewarding job. dankbaar مُجْزٍ، مُمْتِع، مُرْضٍ носещ удоволствие recompensador užitečný lohnend tilfredsstillende ανταποδοτικός, ικανοποιητικόςgratificante rahuldustpakkuv پر ارزش؛ palkitseva qui vaut la peine מְתַגמֵל लाभप्रद nagradni kifizetődő memuaskan gefandi gratificante 報われる 가치가 있는 teikiantis pasitenkinimą pateicīgs; gandarījumu dodošs memuaskan de moeite waardtilfredsstillende, givendewdzięczny قیمتی compensador care aduce s...
    negative
  9. To give a reward to or for
  10. A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior: the rewards of exercise; the rewards of lying to your boss.
  11. To be a recompense for
  12. Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.
  13. A satisfying return on investment; a profit.
  14. Psychology The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
    Psychology
  15. something given or received in return for a deed or service rendered
  16. a sum of money offered, esp for help in finding a criminal or for the return of lost or stolen property
  17. profit or return

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca əvəz mükafat qarşılıq
Беларуская нагарода
Български награда
বাংলা এনাম জাযা
Bosanski награда
Čeština odměna odměnit
Ελληνικά αμείβω ανταμοιβή
Esperanto premii rekompenco
Français récompense Récompenser reward salaire
Gàidhlig dìoladh duais
עברית גמל פרס שכר
Hrvatski награда
Bahasa Indonesia ganjaran hadiah imbalan menghadiahkan
日本語 報い 報いる 報酬 謝礼 謝礼金
ქართული ჯილდო
Қазақша сыйлық
ខ្មែរ រង្វាន់
Latina fructus praemium
Lietuvių atlyginimas
Македонски награда наградува
മലയാളം പ്രതിഫലം
Монгол шагнал
Bahasa Melayu ganjaran pahala
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆုံး
Nederlands belonen beloning loon prijs verloning
پښتو انعام
Português recompensa recompensar
Slovenčina odmena odmeniť
Shqip çmim shkanzë
Српски награда
Svenska belöna belöning
Тоҷикӣ инъом мукофот
Tagalog gantimpala
ئۇيغۇرچە مۇكاپات
اردو انعام صلہ
Tiếng Việt tang thương thường

Examples

“For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.”
“The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters.”
“Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?”
“Christian Benteke's first-half goal was just reward for Villa's undoubted superiority but Bradford managed to survive without further damage until half-time, before scoring the goal that takes them to Wembley for the first time since 1996.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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