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reward

US /rɪˈwɔrd/

noun, verb Core · B1 Nhân sự

Definition

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company will reward employees who meet their yearly sales targets.

Synonyms

  • prizesomething given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
  • bonusanything that tends to arouse
  • compensateto pay someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury

Collocations

  • Easy give a candy as a reward
    to provide or present something regarding a candy as a reward
  • Medium reward top sales performers with bonuses
    to reward top sales performers with bonuses, meaning to bestow honor or rewards upon
  • Hard reap the rich rewards of patient long-term investment
    to reap the rich rewards of patient long-term investment, meaning to gather, as of natural products
  • Very Hard virtue is its own sweet reward
    describing virtue is its own sweet reward (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong)

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