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| payment |
due reward or punishment. [1/3 definitions] |
| payoff |
a reward or punishment, or the act of giving or receiving it. [1/3 definitions] |
| pay off |
to bring good results or reward. [1/3 definitions] |
| poetic justice |
an outcome in real life or fiction in which someone receives a reward or punishment that is peculiarly or ironically appropriate. |
| price |
a sum of money or other reward for which a person will sacrifice his or her principles. [1/6 definitions] |
| prize |
a reward offered or won in a contest, competition, game of chance, or the like. [1/8 definitions] |
| reinforce |
in psychology, to increase the likelihood of (a specified behavior) by providing or withholding a reward. [1/3 definitions] |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. [1/2 definitions] |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| repay |
to do or give in return; reward. [1/4 definitions] |
| reward |
to give something to (someone) as a reward. [1/4 definitions] |
| rewardable |
combined form of reward. |
| sellout |
(informal) the act or an instance of betraying one's friends or one's principles, esp. to gain money, reward, or advantage. [1/3 definitions] |
| tempt |
to entice or try to entice (someone) to do something unwise or wrong, as by promising pleasure or reward. [1/4 definitions] |
| thankless |
not likely to receive appreciation or reward. [1/2 definitions] |
| toil-slave |
one who performs hard labor for another without credit or reward. |
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