reward
/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ noun B1- Something of value given in return for an act. · For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.
- A prize promised for a certain deed or catch · The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters.
- one's place in heaven; God's judgment in the afterlife; death
- The result of an action, whether good or bad. · Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?
Plural rewards
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“In the first place,” said Holmes, “I should like you to offer a reward—coming from yourself, for the officials may take a little time before they would agree upon the sum, and these things cannot be done too promptly.
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
You may one of these days reap the reward of your disinterested devotion.
A Fox seeing him sitting so long and learning the reason of his doing so, said to him, “You are indeed, sir, sadly deceiving yourself; you are indulging a hope strong enough to cheat you, but which will never reward you with enjoyment.”
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