■ noun a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
↘a fair return for good or bad behaviour.
↘a sum offered for the detection of a criminal, the restoration of lost property, etc.
■ verb give a ~ to.
↘show one's appreciation of (an action or quality) by making a gift.
↘( be ~ed ) receive what one deserves.
Phrases
go to one's ~ euphemistic die.
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., var. of OFr. reguard 'regard, heed', also an early sense of the Engl. word.