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Reward

To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

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Broader term 16

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Aftermath 76% connected

A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.

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Approval 76% connected

Approbation; sanction.

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Approving 76% connected

of Approve

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Benefit 76% connected

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

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Blessing 76% connected

of Bless

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Consequence 76% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

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Instruct 76% connected

Arranged; furnished; provided.

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Learn 76% connected

To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acqu…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

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Offering 76% connected

of Offer

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Payment 76% connected

The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

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Recognize 76% connected

To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

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Teach 76% connected

To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or i…

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Welfare 76% connected

Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; h…

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Narrower term 8

Blood money 76% connected

Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.

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Bounty 76% connected

Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.

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Carrot 76% connected

An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.

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Guerdon 76% connected

A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense.

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Honorarium 76% connected

Alt. of Honorary

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Meed 76% connected

That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense.

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Premium 76% connected

A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premi…

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Price 76% connected

The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that for which something is bought or…

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Manner of action 8

Decorate 76% connected

To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice…

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Dignify 76% connected

To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.

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Drink 76% connected

To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink…

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Ennoble 76% connected

To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.

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Pledge 76% connected

The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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Salute 76% connected

To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.

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Toast 76% connected

To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to toast bread.

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Wassail 76% connected

An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.

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Derivationally related 4

Reinforce 74% connected

See Reenforce, v. t.

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Reinforce 74% connected

See Reenforce, v. t.

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Synonym 7

Advantage 92% connected

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantag…

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Honor 92% connected

Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.

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Honour 92% connected

a woman's virtue or chastity

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Reinforce 92% connected

See Reenforce, v. t.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reinforcement 92% connected

See Reenforcement.

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Repay 92% connected

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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Wages 92% connected

A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.

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Penalty 94% connected

Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commissio…

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Penalty 94% connected

Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commissio…

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