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# reward

«reward» in Mova's school dictionary: **something good you get for doing something well, working…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a reward, rewards); verb (reward, rewards, rewarded, rewarding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A reward is something good you get for doing something well, working hard or being helpful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#m1)

2) A reward is also money offered for finding something lost or helping catch a criminal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#m2)

3) To reward someone means to give them a reward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school rewards are stickers, house points or golden time for good work or behaviour; in stories a hero gets a reward. In online safety, «rewards» for clicking a link can be a trick. Phrases: «as a reward», «reward chart», «offer a reward», «a big reward».

### examples

- I got a sticker as a reward for reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x1)
- They offered a reward for the lost dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x2)
- Hard work brings its own reward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x3)
- The teacher rewarded us with extra playtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x4)
- Our class has a reward chart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x5)
- The prince promised a reward to whoever found the ring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x6)
- Be careful of messages offering a reward if you click. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x7)
- I do not want any reward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/#x8)

### note

Countable. Adjective: rewarding (makes you feel good about doing it). Opposite: punishment. In maths problems a reward is often money to share out.

### In the corpora

- [Being turned down is normal for everyone, and being picked is the reward for trying again and again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/3/)
- [Good scientists repeat tests with many animals in other labs, use rewards, let animals choose to take part and never hurt them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/389-how-scientists-test-animal-minds-the-mirror-test-puzzle-boxes-and-clever-hans/7/)
- [Rewards for playing every day are made to keep you coming back, even when you do not feel like it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/412-in-game-purchases-and-skins/25/)
- [Many games are designed with big bright buttons, rewards and short levels to keep people playing longer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/417-just-one-more-game/26/)
- [Leo tried a third way: homework first, then Minecraft as a reward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/419-homework-first/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «reward» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reward/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.