1 a a return or recompense for service or merit. b requital for good or evil; retribution.
2 a sum offered for the detection of a criminal, the restoration of lost property, etc.
—v.tr. give a reward to (a person) or for (a service etc.).
Derivatives:
rewardless adj.
Etymology: ME f. AF, ONF reward = OF reguard REGARD
Useful english dictionary. 2012.