rewards

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payment, prize n.
pay; give prize v.

NOUN

payment, prize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accolade award benefit bonus bounty compensation dividend honor premium profit punishment remuneration

STRONG

carrot comeuppance crown cue gain garland goodies gravy grease guerdon meed merit perks plum recompense repayment requital retribution return salve strokes sweetener tip wages

WEAK

feather in cap fringe benefit just deserts

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loss

STRONG

bottom

WEAK

penalty

VERB

pay; give prize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensate honor repay take care of

STRONG

recompense remunerate requite stroke sugarcoat tip

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deprive penalize

WEAK

punish take away

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rewards

Merchants argue the bill would lower transaction fees, while banks say the fees fund popular credit-card rewards like cash back and travel points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

However, the government rewards Asian Games champions and Olympic medal-winners of any colour with a service exemption bar basic training, which lasts less than a month.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Anderson said a lot of traits psychopaths possess are ones "that the corporate environment rewards" and are "incredibly useful in high-powered jobs in the city".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Genna Contino outlined strategies to weigh rewards and risks in the bond market at today’s higher yields.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

‘Instead of throwing him out, and clapping him in chains, Elrond goes and rewards him for his cheek!’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien