I.
noun
1 for effort, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , high , huge , rich
▪
Top athletes enjoy rich ~s.
▪ fitting , just
▪ poor , scant (both esp. BrE )
▪
It was a poor ~ for years of devoted service.
▪ tangible
▪
Victory brought glory as well as more tangible ~s.
▪ immediate
▪ potential
▪ economic , financial , material , monetary
VERB + REWARD
▪ earn , enjoy , gain , get , obtain , reap , receive
▪
We are just starting to reap the ~s of careful planning.
▪ bring , have , provide , yield
▪
Hard work usually brings its own ~s.
▪ promise
▪ deserve
▪
You deserve a ~ for all your efforts.
REWARD + NOUN
▪ system
PREPOSITION
▪ as a ~
▪
Give yourself some time off as a ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for hard work
▪
~s for employees who do their jobs well
PHRASES
▪ ~ enough
▪
The look on her face when I told her was ~ enough.
▪ ~ and punishment
▪ be its own ~ , have its own ~
▪
Virtue is its own ~.
2 for helping the police
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , large , substantial
▪ $20 000 , £10 000 , etc.
▪ cash
VERB + REWARD
▪ offer , put up ( esp. BrE )
▪ give sb , pay sb
▪ claim
▪ collect , get , receive
REWARD + NOUN
▪ money
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
There is a ~ for information leading to an arrest.
II.
verb ( often be rewarded )
ADVERB
▪ amply , generously , greatly ( esp. AmE ), handsomely , highly , richly , well
▪
You will be handsomely ~ed for your loyalty.
▪
highly ~ed occupations ( = those that pay well )
▪ poorly
▪ duly , properly
▪
We must make sure that effort is properly ~ed.
▪ justly
▪ immediately
▪ eventually , finally
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
He was duly ~ed for his outstanding contribution to the arts.
▪ with
▪
The rats are ~ed with food when they press the lever.
▪
Her efforts were ~ed with a medal.
Reward is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ behaviour , ↑ effort , ↑ employee , ↑ excellence , ↑ loyalty , ↑ perseverance , ↑ shareholder , ↑ stockholder