D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Gratification

/grătˌ-əf-ək-āsh'-ən/ · Grat·i·fi·ca·tion · IPA /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of …
  1. 1.
    The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
  2. 2.
    That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
  3. 3.
    A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.