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noun

Definition of rewardnext
as in price
something offered or given in return for a service performed there was a reward of $50 for the return of the missing cat

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verb

ri-ˈwȯrd How to pronounce reward (audio)
as in to honor
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement the firefighters were rewarded by the city for their heroic actions

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Recent Examples of reward
Noun
Other eligible rewards members earn two times the points on prepaid Airbnb bookings through Amex Travel. — Maggie Roth, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The Patel family is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
Trump’s missing piece Across much of Latin America, voters fed up with rising crime have rewarded presidential candidates promising to restore order. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The Buckeyes edition is the more muted of the pair, as its Foamposite upper appears in white but also carries a repeating pattern of the Buckeye stickers that OSU football players are famously rewarded with. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reward
  1. price
  2. honor
  3. bounty
  4. award
  5. bonus
Noun
  • By storing heat during lower-price periods and releasing it when electricity becomes more valuable, nuclear plants could potentially improve the revenue earned from their generation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The reason is related to the price of natural gas that fluctuates, leading to high charges on bills, like in the past, or credits that are expected to last for a one-year period until next May.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of price
Verb
  • The 17th-century Georgian stone building is now Hamilton House, a museum that houses documents from the famous forefather’s early years and features exhibits honoring other Caribbean personalities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For robotexts covered by federal consent rules, revocation requests must generally be honored within 10 business days.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of honor
Noun
  • The 7-foot-2 Kessler was an immediate force around both rims for the Lakers, who traded a bounty of draft capital to Utah to fill Doncic's desire for a top center.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Visitors can get a taste of Hawaii’s agricultural bounty at places like the KCC Farmers Market, held Saturday mornings near Diamond Head, where local vendors sell tropical fruit, coffee, and prepared foods.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bounty
Verb
  • In addition, the jury found the two deputies acted with reckless disregard and awarded $10 million in punitive damages.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The foundation expects to award about $700 million in grants in 2027, a figure that could rise, a Ford Foundation spokesperson told the Associated Press.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of award
Noun
  • Make the call with Underdog and wager $10 to earn $50 in bonuses when using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
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“Reward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reward. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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