reward

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈwɔːd/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəˈwɔːd/
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• General-American: /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
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• General-American: /ɹəˈwɔɹd/
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• General-American: /ɹiˈwɔɹd/
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• rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
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• CMU ARPABET: R IH0 W AO1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 W AO1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English reward, rewarde, from Old French reward (“reward”) (compare Old French regard, whence modern French regard, and also English regard through Middle French), from rewarder (“to reward”) (compare Old French reguarder), from re- + warder (“to guard, keep”) (compare Old French guarder); the Anglo-Norman forms are derived from Old Northern French variants of Old French, ultimately of Germanic (Frankish) origin. Compare regard, warden, guard. See more below. Mostly displaced Old English mēd, whence Modern English meed. Displaced Old English lēan and edlēan.

From Middle English rewarden, from Anglo-Norman rewarder (“to reward”), from re- + warder (“to guard, keep”), from Old Northern French [Term?], from Frankish *wardōn (“to guard, keep”), from Proto-Germanic *wardōną (“to guard, defend”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, shelter, defend, guard, shut”). Cognate with Old Saxon wardōn (“to guard, provide for, protect”), Old English weardian (“to guard”), Old High German wartēn (“to watch, keep, look after”). More at ward. Piecewise doublet of regard. Displaced Old English lēanian. In this sense, displaced Old English ġieldan, whence Modern English yield.

225 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: shpërblim — something of value given in return for an act
• Albanian: çmim — something of value given in return for an act
• Albanian: shkanzë — something of value given in return for an act
• Arabic: مُكَافَأَة (mukāfaʔa) — something of value given in return for an act
• Arabic: ثَوَاب (ṯawāb) — something of value given in return for an act
• Arabic: جَائِزَة (jāʔiza) — something of value given in return for an act
• Arabic: إِنْعَام (ʔinʕām) — something of value given in return for an act
• Armenian: պարգեւատրում (pargewatrum) — something of value given in return for an act
• Armenian: պարգեւ (pargew) — something of value given in return for an act
• Azerbaijani: mükafat — something of value given in return for an act
• Azerbaijani: əvəz — something of value given in return for an act
• Azerbaijani: qarşılıq — something of value given in return for an act
• Belarusian: нагаро́да (naharóda) — something of value given in return for an act
• Belarusian: узнагаро́да (uznaharóda) — something of value given in return for an act
• Bengali: পুরষ্কার (purośkar) — something of value given in return for an act
• Bengali: জাযা (jaja) — something of value given in return for an act
• Bengali: এনাম (enam) — something of value given in return for an act
• Bulgarian: награ́да (nagráda) — something of value given in return for an act
• Burmese: ဆု (hcu.) — something of value given in return for an act
• Catalan: recompensa — something of value given in return for an act
• Chinese Mandarin: 報酬 /报酬 (bàochóu) — something of value given in return for an act
• Chinese Mandarin: 獎勵 /奖励 (jiǎnglì) — something of value given in return for an act
• Chinese Mandarin: 獎賞 /奖赏 (jiǎngshǎng) — something of value given in return for an act
• Maore Comorian: thawaɓu — something of value given in return for an act
• Ngazidja Comorian: mpveo — something of value given in return for an act
• Ngazidja Comorian: thawaɓu — something of value given in return for an act
• Czech: odměna — something of value given in return for an act
• Danish: belønning — something of value given in return for an act
• Dutch: beloning — something of value given in return for an act
• Dutch: prijs — something of value given in return for an act
• Dutch: loon — something of value given in return for an act
• Esperanto: rekompenco — something of value given in return for an act
• Estonian: autasu — something of value given in return for an act
• Finnish: palkkio — something of value given in return for an act
• Finnish: löytöpalkkio — something of value given in return for an act
• French: récompense — something of value given in return for an act
• French: salaire — something of value given in return for an act
• West-Frisian: lean — something of value given in return for an act
• Galician: recompensa — something of value given in return for an act
• Georgian: ჯილდო (ǯildo) — something of value given in return for an act
• German: Belohnung — something of value given in return for an act
• German: Lohn — something of value given in return for an act
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉 (mizdō) — something of value given in return for an act
• Greek: ανταμοιβή (antamoiví) — something of value given in return for an act
• Hebrew: פְּרָס (pras) — something of value given in return for an act
• Hebrew: שָׂכָר (sakhár) — something of value given in return for an act
• Hindi: इनाम (inām) — something of value given in return for an act
• Hindi: पुरस्कार (puraskār) — something of value given in return for an act
• Hungarian: jutalom — something of value given in return for an act
• Icelandic: umbun — something of value given in return for an act
• Indonesian: imbalan — something of value given in return for an act
• Indonesian: hadiah — something of value given in return for an act
• Indonesian: ganjaran — something of value given in return for an act
• Italian: ricompensa — something of value given in return for an act
• Japanese: 報酬 (hōshū) — something of value given in return for an act
• Japanese: 謝礼金 (shareikin) — something of value given in return for an act
• Japanese: 謝礼 (sharei) — something of value given in return for an act
• Japanese: 賞 (shō) — something of value given in return for an act
• Kashmiri: ڈٲلؠ (ḍạ̄l') — something of value given in return for an act
• Kashmiri: یَنام (yanām) — something of value given in return for an act
• Kazakh: сыйлық (syilyq) — something of value given in return for an act
• Kazakh: сыйақы (syiaqy) — something of value given in return for an act
• Khmer: រង្វាន់ (rɔɔrŭəngvŏən) — something of value given in return for an act
• Korean: 보수 (bosu) — something of value given in return for an act
• Korean: 보상 (bosang) — something of value given in return for an act
• Korean: 사례금 (saryegeum) — something of value given in return for an act
• Korean: 사례 (sarye) — something of value given in return for an act
• Korean: 상 (sang) — something of value given in return for an act
• Kyrgyz: сыйлык (sıylık) — something of value given in return for an act
• Lao: ລາງວັນ (lāng wan) — something of value given in return for an act
• Latin: fructus — something of value given in return for an act
• Latin: praemium — something of value given in return for an act
• Latvian: atlīdzība — something of value given in return for an act
• Lithuanian: atlyginimas — something of value given in return for an act
• Macedonian: награда (nagrada) — something of value given in return for an act
• Malay: ganjar — something of value given in return for an act
• Malay: pahala — something of value given in return for an act
• Malay: ganjaran — something of value given in return for an act
• Malayalam: പ്രതിഫലം (pratiphalaṁ) — something of value given in return for an act
• Mongolian: шагнал (šagnal) — something of value given in return for an act
• Mongolian: ᠱᠠᠩᠨᠠᠯ (šangnal) — something of value given in return for an act
• Norwegian Bokmål: belønning — something of value given in return for an act
• Occitan: recompensa — something of value given in return for an act
• Church Slavic: награда (nagrada) — something of value given in return for an act
• Old East Slavic: нагорода (nagoroda) — something of value given in return for an act
• Old English: mēd — something of value given in return for an act
• Old English: lēan — something of value given in return for an act
• Old English: edlēan — something of value given in return for an act
• Pashto: انعام (en'ām) — something of value given in return for an act
• Persian: پاداش (pâdâš) — something of value given in return for an act
• Persian: جایِزِه (jâyeze) — something of value given in return for an act
• Persian: مُکافات (mokâfât) — something of value given in return for an act
• Persian: اِنعام (en'âm) — something of value given in return for an act
• Polish: nagroda — something of value given in return for an act
• Portuguese: recompensa — something of value given in return for an act
• Romanian: răsplată — something of value given in return for an act
• Romanian: recompensă — something of value given in return for an act
• Russian: награ́да (nagráda) — something of value given in return for an act
• Russian: вознагражде́ние (voznagraždénije) — something of value given in return for an act
• Russian: пре́мия (prémija) — something of value given in return for an act
• Sanskrit: मीढ (mīḍha) — something of value given in return for an act
• Scottish Gaelic: duais — something of value given in return for an act
• Scottish Gaelic: dìoladh — something of value given in return for an act
• Serbo-Croatian: на̑града — something of value given in return for an act
• Serbo-Croatian: nȃgrada — something of value given in return for an act
• Shan: သူး (súu) — something of value given in return for an act
• Slovak: odmena — something of value given in return for an act
• Slovene: nagrada — something of value given in return for an act
• Southern Altai: сый (sïy) — something of value given in return for an act
• Southern Altai: сый-акча (sïy-akča) — something of value given in return for an act
• Spanish: recompensa — something of value given in return for an act
• Swedish: belöning — something of value given in return for an act
• Tagalog: gantimpala — something of value given in return for an act
• Tajik: мукофот (mukofot) — something of value given in return for an act
• Tajik: инъом (in'om) — something of value given in return for an act
• Tajik: ҷоиза (joyiza) — something of value given in return for an act
• Tajik: подош (podoš) — something of value given in return for an act
• Thai: รางวัล (raang-wan) — something of value given in return for an act
• Turkish: ödül — something of value given in return for an act
• Turkish: mükâfat — something of value given in return for an act
• Ottoman Turkish: جزا (ceza) — something of value given in return for an act
• Turkmen: sylag — something of value given in return for an act
• Ukrainian: нагоро́да (nahoróda) — something of value given in return for an act
• Ukrainian: винагоро́да (vynahoróda) — something of value given in return for an act
• Urdu: اِنْعام (in'ām) — something of value given in return for an act
• Urdu: صِلَہ (sila) — something of value given in return for an act
• Uyghur: مۇكاپات (mukapat) — something of value given in return for an act
• Uzbek: mukofot — something of value given in return for an act
• Vietnamese: tặng thưởng — something of value given in return for an act
• Vietnamese: thưởng — something of value given in return for an act
• Yiddish: שׂכר (skhar) — something of value given in return for an act
• Arabic: جَائِزَة (jāʔiza) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Bengali: জাযা (jaja) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Bulgarian: възнагражде́ние (vǎznagraždénie) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Dutch: beloning — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Dutch: prijs — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Finnish: palkkio — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Finnish: tapporaha — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• German: Belohnung — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Hebrew: שָׂכָר (sachár) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Hebrew: פְּרָס (pras) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Hindi: पुरस्कार (puraskār) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Italian: taglia — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Latin: praemium — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Polish: wyróżnienie — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Polish: nagroda — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Portuguese: recompensa — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Russian: вознагражде́ние (voznagraždénije) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Russian: награ́да (nagráda) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Sanskrit: मीढ (mīḍha) — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Scottish Gaelic: dìoladh — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Serbo-Croatian: на̑града — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Serbo-Croatian: nȃgrada — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Venetan: taja — prize promised for a certain deed or catch
• Arabic: جَزَاء (jazāʔ) — result of an action
• Bengali: জাযা (jaja) — result of an action
• Czech: odměna — result of an action
• Dutch: beloning — result of an action
• Dutch: loon — result of an action
• Dutch: verloning — result of an action
• Finnish: palkkio — result of an action
• French: récompense — result of an action
• German: Lohn — result of an action
• Hebrew: גְּמוּל (gmul) — result of an action
• Italian: ricompensa — result of an action
• Japanese: 報い (mukui) — result of an action
• Persian: پاداش (pâdâš) — result of an action
• Russian: награ́да (nagráda) — result of an action
• Scottish Gaelic: dìoladh — result of an action
• Arabic: مَنَحَ (manaḥa) — give a reward to
• Belarusian: узнагаро́джваць (uznaharódžvacʹ) — give a reward to
• Belarusian: узнагаро́дзіць (uznaharódzicʹ) — give a reward to
• Bulgarian: награжда́вам (nagraždávam) — give a reward to
• Bulgarian: възнагражда́вам (vǎznagraždávam) — give a reward to
• Catalan: recompensar — give a reward to
• Catalan: premiar — give a reward to
• Chinese Cantonese: 獎勵 /奖励 (zoeng2 lai6) — give a reward to
• Chinese Mandarin: 獎勵 /奖励 (jiǎnglì) — give a reward to
• Chinese Mandarin: 報答 /报答 (bàodá) — give a reward to
• Czech: odměnit — give a reward to
• Danish: belønne — give a reward to
• Danish: præmiere — give a reward to
• Dutch: belonen — give a reward to
• Esperanto: premii — give a reward to
• Estonian: autasustama — give a reward to
• Finnish: palkita — give a reward to
• French: récompenser — give a reward to
• German: belohnen — give a reward to
• Greek: αμείβω (ameívo) — give a reward to
• Hebrew: גָּמַל (gamál) — give a reward to
• Hungarian: jutalmaz — give a reward to
• Hungarian: megjutalmaz — give a reward to
• Indonesian: menghadiahkan — give a reward to
• Italian: premiare — give a reward to
• Italian: ricompensare — give a reward to
• Japanese: 報いる (mukuiru) — give a reward to
• Korean: 보상하다 (bosanghada) — give a reward to
• Latgalian: apduovanēt — give a reward to
• Latvian: apbalvot — give a reward to
• Macedonian: наградува (nagraduva) — give a reward to
• Old English: lēanian — give a reward to
• Old English: ġieldan — give a reward to
• Polish: nagradzać — give a reward to
• Polish: nagrodzić — give a reward to
• Portuguese: recompensar — give a reward to
• Russian: награжда́ть (nagraždátʹ) — give a reward to
• Russian: награди́ть (nagradítʹ) — give a reward to
• Russian: вознагражда́ть (voznagraždátʹ) — give a reward to
• Russian: вознагради́ть (voznagradítʹ) — give a reward to
• Russian: поощря́ть (pooščrjátʹ) — give a reward to
• Russian: поощри́ть (pooščrítʹ) — give a reward to
• Serbo-Croatian: награђи́вати — give a reward to
• Serbo-Croatian: награ́дити — give a reward to
• Serbo-Croatian: nagrađívati — give a reward to
• Serbo-Croatian: nagráditi — give a reward to
• Shan: ပၼ်သူး (pǎn súu) — give a reward to
• Slovak: odmeniť — give a reward to
• Slovene: nagraditi — give a reward to
• Spanish: recompensar — give a reward to
• Swedish: belöna — give a reward to
• Thai: ตอบแทน (dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛn) — give a reward to
• Thai: ตกรางวัล — give a reward to
• Turkish: ödüllendirmek — give a reward to
• Ukrainian: нагоро́джувати (nahoródžuvaty) — give a reward to
• Ukrainian: нагороди́ти (nahorodýty) — give a reward to