| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers | | Section IV. Moral Affections | | 5. Institutions |
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| 973. Reward. |
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| NOUN: | REWARD, recompense, remuneration, prize, meed, guerdon, reguerdon [obs.]; price; indemnity, indemnification; quittance, compensation, reparation, redress, retribution, reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop; atonement; consideration, return, quid pro quo [L.]; salvage.
perquisite, perks [slang]; vail (donation) [See Giving]; douceur [F.], tip; bribe, bait [See Giving]; hush-money, smart-money, blackmail; carcelage [obs.]; solatium.
ALLOWANCE, salary, stipend, wages; pay, payment; emolument; tribute; batta [India], shot, scot; premium, fee, honorarium; hire; dasturi or dustoori [India]; mileage.
crown &c. (decoration of honor) [See Title].
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| VERB: | REWARD, recompense, repay, requite; remunerate, munerate [obs.]; compensate; fee, tip, bribe; pay one’s footing (pay) [See Payment]; make amends, indemnify, atone; satisfy, acknowledge.
get for one’s pains, reap the fruits of.
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| ADJECTIVE: | remunerative, remuneratory [rare], munerary [obs.], compensatory, retributive, reparatory [rare], reparative.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Fideli certa merces; honor virtutis præmium.—Cicero
- Tibi seris tibi metis.
- Besides commends and courteous breath, Gifts of rich value.—Merchant of Venice
- ’Tis deeds must win the prize.—Taming of the Shrew
- A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries, “Fools, your Reward is neither Here nor There.”—Omar Khayyám—Fitzgerald
- God shall repay: I am safer so.—Browning
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