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I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES extrinsic rewards (=no extra money etc) ▪ Staff who complete extra qualifications receive no extrinsic rewards . reap the benefit/reward/profit (of sth) ▪ Those who do take risks often reap the rewards. sb's patience is rewarded (=they get what they were hoping and waiting to get) ▪ After two hours, their patience was rewarded and they saw the bird. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADJECTIVE economic ▪ Thus those who have substantial property holdings will receive the highest economic rewards and enjoy superior life chances. ▪ The primary reason for the adoption of this life-style is the attitude to the economic rewards of work. ▪ However, many occupations which afford little prestige or economic reward can be seen as vital to society. financial ▪ Prizes will be in the form of gifts or vouchers - there will not be any direct financial rewards. ▪ In both companies the salespeople were commissioned; hence, their financial rewards were determined primarily by companywide compensation policies. ▪ It was filthy work, but full of atavistic excitement and the promise of financial reward. ▪ Originally, Nobel thought that the financial reward accompanying the Prize would make the winner independent. ▪ King James offered financial rewards to persuade people to plant mulberries to feed his imported silkworms. ▪ Not just the obvious problem: preoccupation with the financial rewards to the neglect of your research. ▪ The hopes of financial reward turn to fear of disaster. ▪ Proper financial reward should go to those who undertake this important task. great ▪ That remains devoted to status, sustenance of our image, and acceptance as the great reward for all our efforts! ▪ I mentioned earlier that the more work the greater the rewards. ▪ The Broncos provide a match-up with great reward attached to it. ▪ Ostpolitik brought great rewards for Brandt. ▪ The resulting effort and ingenuity would bring greater production and greater resulting rewards for all. ▪ Hell, it even reaps great rewards for some. ▪ These enormous risks were offset by no great reward. high ▪ Thus those who have substantial property holdings will receive the highest economic rewards and enjoy superior life chances. ▪ This is because where selfishness brings higher rewards than altruism, selfish individuals leave more descendants, so altruists inevitably become extinct. ▪ By controlling supply, professionals can maintain a high demand for their services and so gain high rewards. ▪ This serves to justify high occupational rewards. ▪ We accept that a high risk should have a high reward even though this is not always the case in the market place. ▪ Again, we are reminded too late that the risks associated with high short-term rewards are often unacceptable for a public company. ▪ They claim that doctors receive higher rewards than teachers because they are more fully professionalized. ▪ On past experience it seldom brings high added reward unless the benefits of synergy are there. just ▪ To see a job completed to the best of your ability and to the satisfaction of the customer is just reward. ▪ It would be just reward for their recent form, and no-one would begrudge them the honour. ▪ A handsome second-term majority will be his just reward. ▪ A medal of honour was his just reward. ▪ So for all their efforts they got their just reward. ▪ For Edgar Bronfman and Ivan Straker, however, it would have been just reward for their assistance, to the race. ▪ If Beth had got her just rewards, Tyler Blacklock had carved himself a very different destiny. ▪ It features a well thought out line of play which reaped a just reward. material ▪ Finally, the satisfaction of the job is regarded by sentimental observers as sufficient compensation for the lack of material rewards. ▪ Just as material rewards are disappearing, job security is barely a memory and company loyalty a psychic fossil. ▪ The bureaucracy enjoys more material rewards and privileges than other sectors of society. ▪ The data showed that information specialists' actions were often impelled not simply by material rewards or to avoid punishment. ▪ But to attempt to implement such principles in society as a whole will be disastrous unless people are seriously interested in material reward. monetary ▪ Work itself may be a pleasure and the monetary reward may be of limited importance after a minimum income is gained. ▪ Later, her staff members became aware of the larger number of promotions and monetary rewards accorded to people in other groups. potential ▪ Syngenta and Myriad joined forces and finished the job in 18 months, spurred by the potential commercial rewards. ▪ And the potential reward was a professional career. ▪ They either have to take too much of the risk themselves, or give away too much of their potential reward. ▪ Working hard is a personal objective, to obtain job satisfaction and potential rewards of career advancement. ▪ But the potential rewards will be tremendous. ▪ Whether a risk is worth running depends on an estimate of its magnitude in the light of the size of the potential reward. rich ▪ We'd love to hear from you and there are some rich rewards. ▪ And this joy of discovery can prove among the richest of rewards. ▪ Plenty of steps, most of them with a rich reward for the climber, such as those that lead to the Lindenhof. ▪ Word spreads that the bridge company will pay a rich reward to the family of anyone who volunteers to be immured. ▪ Some charities with a high public profile, reap rich rewards, others find the competition far too stiff. ▪ Such mastery of basic drives may cost the ego something, but it also brings rich rewards. ▪ Those who can persuade potential benefactors that they have the ear of their party leaders can expect rich rewards in sponsorship money. substantial ▪ Despite a substantial reward being offered, it was never recovered. ▪ A substantial reward is now being offered for its recovery. ▪ We are happy to offer a substantial reward for information which leads to the arrest of the guilty person or persons. ▪ Loss adjusters Tyler and Co. are offering a substantial reward for information leading to the recovery of the missing objects. ▪ Wanted posters offering a substantial reward failed to bring news of any sightings. ▪ There are substantial rewards for accommodation to the prevailing consensus. tangible ▪ Extrinsic rewards Those tangible rewards that probably attract most of us into the workforce in the first place. ▪ It is also helpful to use tangible rewards. ▪ Most of the time they will not need a tangible reward like an extra sweet or a trip to the park. ▪ Winning also brings more tangible rewards. ▪ Many of the tangible rewards of diplomatic life changed little, at least in the seventeenth century. ▪ Teaching well takes time and often yields little tangible reward. NOUN system ▪ Further supporting this sense of group accountability and relationships is a reward system oriented more to teamwork than to individual work. ▪ Setting up a reward system for achievement of goals 6. ▪ If we wish to change the Effort Performance Reward equation to induce better performance then we should look to the reward system. ▪ The evaluation and reward systems recognized individual, not group performance. 9. ▪ One of the mistakes of the twentieth century was to standardize reward systems in terms of salaries. ▪ All societies can, if they choose, negate the tragedy by altering the reward system. ▪ As indicated later in this chapter, a strong vehicle for changing behaviour is a change in the reward system. ▪ This is the result of an educational system and reward system which emphasizes law and a variety of business and financial skills. VERB bring ▪ This is because where selfishness brings higher rewards than altruism, selfish individuals leave more descendants, so altruists inevitably become extinct. ▪ Ostpolitik brought great rewards for Brandt. ▪ After all, success brings its own rewards: and demands. ▪ That kind of curriculum vitae brings a reward in terms of career advancement, with the inevitable monetary gains. ▪ Well done! % % Joining Forces Carefully managed co-operation can bring untold rewards. ▪ It is careful analysis and a clear direction that will bring rewards. ▪ On past experience it seldom brings high added reward unless the benefits of synergy are there. deserve ▪ You have been so good to George and you deserve a little reward now that all the young people have come. ▪ This contract would specify what reasonable amount of progress is deserving of reward. ▪ Therefore, our distributors and employees deserved a reward for their success. ▪ People who have overcome extreme barriers deserve a reward and this is the reward I want. expect ▪ So he learnt that if he gave a little he could expect a reward. ▪ But she expected some reward in this life, too. ▪ Quality expects rewards, experience makes comparisons. ▪ She lay in wait for pain, expecting no rewards from people, and this made her a hopelessly disconcerting friend. ▪ If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return. ▪ The duppy can only operate at night and will expect a reward on returning to its grave. ▪ Not only that but we expect that reward to be a fair and just one. gain ▪ By controlling supply, professionals can maintain a high demand for their services and so gain high rewards. ▪ The different birds offer a clue to the path the children must follow to gain their reward. ▪ In joint athletics, girls subvert the masculinity of the weaker or slow-developing boys without gaining significant athletic reward themselves. give ▪ The parents were therefore giving a reward contingent upon Joanne's production of the undesirable behaviours. ▪ Applaud them for their victories and they, in turn, will give you the rewards and recognition that you need. ▪ Correctly, they made a big production out of giving the reward. ▪ The grateful citizens gave him as a reward the hand of the Princess Megara. ▪ This includes any extra days given as a reward for long service. ▪ You may wish to inform a specialist group of people, or give them a reward or an incentive. ▪ Earlier writers had given hints of the rewards that lay in store for those who followed this intellectual path. ▪ A third and important principle is that you should give yourself plenty of reward for your success. offer ▪ Those whose goal priorities emphasize security and recognition, for example, will be attracted to jobs offering those rewards. ▪ Once food becomes loaded with emotional meaning, offered as a reward or withheld as punishment, those cues get skewed. ▪ Suppose it offers a large reward for some one's arrest. ▪ If you could get some company downtown to offer a reward after we have read a dozen books... ▪ They have an artists impressions of the man, and are offering a reward of several thousand pounds for his capture. ▪ The Girl Scouts now offer a reward for technical achievement, a new computer badge. ▪ King James offered financial rewards to persuade people to plant mulberries to feed his imported silkworms. ▪ A globalized economy offers spectacular rewards to the skillful, but increasingly penalizes those without education. provide ▪ Conversely an admiring glance, a word of praise or an encouraging smile provide rewards for conformity to social norms. reap ▪ He did not commit suicide because he had no patent and had reaped no rewards. ▪ In a defined benefit plan, therefore, you bear the investment risk; however, you also reap the investment rewards. ▪ In this new phase, many couples reap the rewards of all their efforts of the preceding years. ▪ Near the end of 1972, both Park and Kim reaped some personal rewards from their headline-making interaction. ▪ But women aren't the only ones to reap the rewards of such praise. ▪ Shareholders, however, are reaping big rewards. ▪ If active steps are taken to attract the custom of older people, their response will reap its own rewards. ▪ The student who works harder reaps many rewards and is thus encouraged to continue good efforts. receive ▪ Thus those who have substantial property holdings will receive the highest economic rewards and enjoy superior life chances. ▪ The good daughter behaves nicely, works hard, and receives as her reward a rain of gold coins. ▪ The rats eventually managed to press the lever very quickly after being placed in the box, in order to receive their reward. ▪ It is therefore good human relations to make sure that the other party in any important relationship continues to receive appropriate rewards. ▪ They claim that doctors receive higher rewards than teachers because they are more fully professionalized. ▪ Those who snitch can receive commendations and rewards of up to $ 500. ▪ Furthermore, the accomplished player must be able to produce golf of an exceptional quality to receive the reward for his skills. ▪ It is a matter of great concern that employees should receive proper rewards for working on Sundays. seek ▪ Then he turned to seek his reward: a banquet cooked by Auguste Didier. ▪ Entrepreneurial governments seek to change these rewards and incentives. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES richly rewarding EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ He was given Archima's hand in marriage as a reward for his bravery. ▪ She got no reward for all the hard work she did. ▪ The parents of the missing boy are offering a reward of £10,000. ▪ The police say there is a $50,000 reward for any information that helps them find the killer. ▪ They're offering a reward for information on the killer. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But for many the intangible rewards of setting a new course for themselves and their company were greater. ▪ Clients equate reward potential with risk, a fact dealers exploit, but the two may not coexist proportionately. ▪ It measures the degree of consensus which exists, if any, over how rewards are distributed in society. ▪ Such rewards are not necessarily about financial payments or promotion. ▪ The winner got a bottle of barbecue sauce and that most time-honored reward of childhood, a gold star. ▪ Traditional rewards for work are material: promotions with in-creased pay, bonuses, stock options, and generous benefit packages. ▪ You have been so good to George and you deserve a little reward now that all the young people have come. II. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB handsomely ▪ However, their bravery was handsomely rewarded as they collected more than £1,600. ▪ And does anyone doubt that the fleeing illegal immigrants will be rewarded handsomely? ▪ Those who were optimistic about stocks were rewarded handsomely. well ▪ Our effort was well rewarded all the way by the increasingly open views of lush patchwork fields in the unfolding valleys beyond. ▪ Believers in Wray, those who have kept the faith through the long dry spell, are at last well rewarded. ▪ And if they do, will they feel their times has been well rewarded? ▪ He rose up the executive ranks and was well rewarded. ▪ If you perform extraordinarily well you could be extraordinarily well rewarded. ▪ In a world where the competition for capital is intense, those who dispose of it are certain to be well rewarded. ▪ Such talent as Kim had should be harnessed, such men rewarded well, or destroyed, lest they destroy you. ▪ The Policing Context For all these valuable services, the police have been well rewarded. NOUN behavior ▪ Do you plan to reward her behavior by supporting her appointment? ▪ In essence, you are rewarding the behavior, so he is even more likely to repeat it. ▪ And when the behavior ceases to be rewarding, the behavior itself ceases. ▪ Our economic system has the flexibility to reward positive behavior by giving parents a claim on the results. behaviour ▪ The second type of positive interaction that parents can be taught is how to reward good behaviour. ▪ It may happen that the child is so naughty that it ends up never being rewarded for the desirable behaviour. ▪ Their primary goal is managerial power, i.e. the opportunity to influence, control and reward the behaviour of subordinates. effort ▪ That made people feel that their least effort was rewarded and they looked forward to participating in the next organizational improvement. ▪ But over the years a few prospectors kept up the search on the farm, and their efforts were richly rewarded. ▪ Our effort was well rewarded all the way by the increasingly open views of lush patchwork fields in the unfolding valleys beyond. ▪ The pair's efforts were rewarded when they won awards in a United Kingdom enterprise scheme. 10. ▪ The Civil Engineering Department have toiled long and hard with the exit from Keighley and soon their efforts should be rewarded. ▪ Follow through will cost you dearly in time and effort but it may reward you handsomely in terms of what happens to your report. job ▪ There are no short cuts to finding a satisfying and rewarding position; successful job hunting is hard work. ▪ Others are military hardware enthusiasts whose zest for detail has been rewarded with a high-profile job. ▪ He was a hustling precinct worker and brought out the vote, so he was rewarded with a patronage job. loyalty ▪ Is this how he rewards the loyalty of the most gifted player of the last decade, arguably ever? ▪ I know how it amuses him to reward loyalty by handfuls; how he likes to make a test of friends. ▪ Not surprisingly, they were rewarded by deep loyalty and an overriding will to succeed. market ▪ Greenspan and the bond market were rewarding him with lower interest rates. ▪ The job market rewards those with more occupational skills. performance ▪ Meaningful work is built upon the principle of rewarding performance at every level. ▪ Although many companies profess to want to reward performance instead of face time, many report difficulties doing so. ▪ Government managers have precious little direct authority over their subordinates, either to reward performance or punish failure. service ▪ When democracy returned, the chairmanship was used to reward political services and to advance careers. ▪ Reagan clung to the belief that he was not paying ransom but merely rewarding an intermediary for services rendered. ▪ He rewarded good service generously but not extravagantly. work ▪ A more measured response is not to abandon welfare but to shift the carrots: make welfare reward work. ▪ Many companies do so because smart managers know the importance of rewarding good work and inspiring even better efforts. ▪ In the meantime, however, there was rewarding work for women like herself in the household of the faith. ▪ Nature experiments through natural selection: the evolutionary process rewards new adaptations that work. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ How can I reward your kindness? EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But they also reward or punish behavior: The deduction for charitable contributions underwrites generosity. ▪ He shoved the nose down to sixty degrees and was rewarded with a perfect view of the ruined Hurricane. ▪ It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company. ▪ Often they have to choose between doing something that is meaningful for them and something that is less rewarding but pays better. ▪ Polluters will pay and conservers will be rewarded. ▪ Successful assembly, requiring persistence but little knowledge, is rewarded with a brief come-to-life scene and a printable certificate. ▪ The efficient and the progressive were rewarded with survival and growth. ▪ There were rewarding aspects to being an editor, though.
reward
I. re‧ward1 W3 /rɪˈwɔːd $ -ˈwɔːrd/ noun [Word Family: adjective: rewarding ≠ UNREWARDING, unrewarded; verb: reward; noun: reward] 1. [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE] something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard ⇨ prize, benefit: ▪ The school has a system of rewards and punishments to encourage good behaviour. reward for (doing) something ▪ Parents often give their children rewards for passing exams.
2. [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE] money that is offered to people for helping the police to solve a crime or catch a criminal reward of ▪ A reward of $20,000 has been offered. reward for ▪ a reward for information leading to the capture of the murderers • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1) ADJECTIVES ▪great/big/high ▪ The rewards for those who invested at the right time are high. ▪ Some athletes took drugs because the rewards were great and they thought they could get away with it. ▪little reward ▪ They have to work very hard for very little reward. ▪financial/economic reward (also monetary reward formal) ▪ It’s a difficult job, but the financial rewards are considerable. ▪ I’m not doing it for monetary reward. ▪material rewards (=money or possessions that you get) ▪ They think money and material rewards are more important than quality of life. ▪tangible rewards (=things that are obviously worth having) ▪ The prize motivates people by offering them the prospect of a tangible reward for their efforts. ▪rich rewards (=great rewards) ▪ Top athletes can expect rich rewards if they win. ▪personal reward ▪ I admire people who help the poor for no personal reward. verbs ▪get/receive your reward ▪ If you work hard, you will get your reward. ▪reap rewards (=get them) ▪ She is now reaping the rewards of all her hard work. ▪bring rewards (=cause someone to get rewards) ▪ Winning the title brings huge financial rewards. ▪deserve a reward ▪ The team have worked really hard and deserve some reward. • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2) verbs ▪offer a reward (also put up a reward informal) ▪ The store has offered a £500 reward for information leading to a conviction. ▪claim a reward ▪ He contacted the police, hoping to claim the reward money offered by the bank. adjectives ▪a £10,000/$500 etc reward ▪ The $100,000 reward Levitz’s family offered in the days after her disappearance still stands. ▪a large/substantial reward ▪ Despite a substantial reward being offered, the painting has never been found. reward + NOUN ▪reward money ▪ 'Anyone who gives me the information that leads to an arrest will get the reward money,' he repeated ▪ .
II. reward2 verb [TRANSITIVE] [Word Family: adjective: rewarding ≠ UNREWARDING, unrewarded; verb: reward; noun: reward] [date : 1300-1400; Language : Old North French; Origin : rewarder 'to regard, reward', from warder 'to watch, guard'] 1. to give something to someone because they have done something good or helpful or have worked for it ⇨ award reward somebody with something ▪ The club’s directors rewarded him with a free season ticket. reward somebody for (doing) something ▪ She wanted to reward the cleaners for their efforts. ▪ He gave the children some chocolate to reward them for behaving well.
2. be rewarded (with something) to achieve something through hard work and effort: ▪ The team have worked hard and their efforts have been rewarded with success. ▪ Finally, Molly’s patience was rewarded.
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