Collocations for reward - noun
1. for effort, etc.
ADJECTIVE
great,
high,
huge,
rich
Top athletes enjoy rich rewards.
Top athletes enjoy rich rewards.
fitting,
just
poor, scant (both esp. BrE)
It was a poor reward for years of devoted service.
poor, scant (both esp. BrE)
It was a poor reward for years of devoted service.
tangible
Victory brought glory as well as more tangible rewards.
Victory brought glory as well as more tangible rewards.
immediate
potential
economic, financial, material, monetary
potential
economic, financial, material, monetary
VERB + reward
earn,
enjoy,
gain,
get,
obtain,
reap,
receive
We are just starting to reap the rewards of careful planning.
We are just starting to reap the rewards of careful planning.
bring,
have,
provide,
yield
Hard work usually brings its own rewards.
Hard work usually brings its own rewards.
promise
deserve
You deserve a reward for all your efforts.
deserve
You deserve a reward for all your efforts.
reward + NOUN
system
PREPOSITION
as a reward
Give yourself some time off as a reward.
Give yourself some time off as a reward.
reward for
a reward for hard work
rewards for employees who do their jobs well
a reward for hard work
rewards for employees who do their jobs well
PHRASES
reward enough
The look on her face when I told her was reward enough.
The look on her face when I told her was reward enough.
reward and punishment
be its own reward, have its own reward
Virtue is its own reward.
be its own reward, have its own reward
Virtue is its own reward.
2. for helping the police
ADJECTIVE
big,
huge,
large,
substantial
$20 000, £10 000, etc.
cash
$20 000, £10 000, etc.
cash
VERB + reward
offer,
put up
(esp. BrE)
give sb, pay sb
claim
collect, get, receive
give sb, pay sb
claim
collect, get, receive
reward + NOUN
money
PREPOSITION
reward for
There is a reward for information leading to an arrest.
There is a reward for information leading to an arrest.