Reward — Defs

01 v. t. To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

imp. & p. p. Rewarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Rewarding

02 n. Regard; respect; consideration.

1.
Regard; respect; consideration.[Obs.]
“Take reward of thine own value.” — Chaucer.
2.
That which is given in return for good or evil done or received; esp., that which is offered or given in return for some service or attainment, as for excellence in studies, for the return of something lost, etc.; recompense; requital.
“Thou returnest From flight, seditious angel, to receive Thy merited reward.” — Milton.

“Rewards and punishments do always presuppose something willingly done well or ill.” — Hooker.
3.
Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.
“The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward.” — Eccl. ix. 5.
4.
Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act.(Law)