See reward in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Something given in return for a service or accomplishment:
accolade, award, guerdon, honorarium, plum, premium, prize1. Idiom: token of appreciation (or esteem). See rewardSomething justly deserved:
comeuppance, desert2 (often used in plural), due, guerdon, recompense, wage (often used in plural). (Informal) lump1 (used in plural). Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming. See rewardA sum of money offered for a special service, such as the apprehension of a criminal:
bonus, bounty. See law, reward
verb
To bestow a reward on:
guerdon. See rewardTo give a satisfactory return to:
compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite. See pay
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