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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate, reward |
| Synonyms: | accord, ante up, award, dish out, do business, grant, guerdon, indemnify, pay, pay off, pay up, post, recompense, redress, reimburse, repay, requite, shell out, spring for, vouchsafe |
| Antonyms: | charge, seize, take, withhold |
| Main Entry: | reward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment, prize |
| Synonyms: | accolade, award, benefit, bonus, bounty, carrot, comeuppance, compensation, crown*, cue, dividend, feather in cap, fringe benefit, gain, garland, goodies, gravy, grease, guerdon, honor, just deserts, meed, merit, perks, plum, premium, profit, punishment, recompense, remuneration, repayment, requital, retribution, return, salve, strokes, sweetener, tip, wages |
| 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: | scholarship |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grant |
| Synonyms: | assistance, award, bursary, charity, donation, fellowship, financial aid, reward |
| Main Entry: | stake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share, investment |
| Synonyms: | award, claim, concern, interest, involvement, prize, purse |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | stipend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment for services |
| Synonyms: | allowance, award, consideration, emolument, fee, gratuity, hire, pay, pension, salary, take, wage |
| Main Entry: | verdict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law judgment |
| Synonyms: | adjudication, answer, arbitrament, award, conclusion, decision, decree, deduction, determination, finding, opinion, ruling, sentence |
| Antonyms: | accusation |
| Main Entry: | blue ribbon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first place |
| Synonyms: | award, championship, cordon bleu, crown, cup, decoration, first prize, laurels, palms, trophy, victory |
| Main Entry: | ribbon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | narrow strip of material |
| Synonyms: | award, band, bandeau, banderole, binding, bow, braid, cordon, corse, decoration, fillet, prize, streamer, strip, stripe, tape, trimming |
| Main Entry: | vouchsafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | permit |
| Synonyms: | award, bestow, concede, condescend, deign, favor, give, grant, yield |
| Antonyms: | refuse, withhold |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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