reward Význam & definícia

Význam reward v slovenčine

• 0 something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc.:

  • There's a reward for whoever finishes first.

  • The rewards of motherhood outweigh the anguish.

  • The police offered a reward for any information about the robbery.

• 1 to give someone a reward:

  • The company rewarded him for his years of service with a grand farewell party and several presents.

  • All his hard work was rewarded (= was made worth it) when he saw his book in print.

  • formal He rewarded their kindness with hostility and contempt.

• 2 something given in exchange for a useful idea, good behavior, excellent work, etc.:

  • [ U ] Students hoped for more reward than an announcement in the school paper of their achievement.

  • [ C ] The rewards (= benefits) of motherhood outweigh the difficulties.

• 3 an advantage, for example more money or a better job, that someone receives if they are successful, work hard, etc.:

  • To compete with bigger players, small firms will need to share more of the risk and reward of the new market with partners.

  • Two firms each received £20,000 as a reward for their continued participation in the car-sharing scheme.

  • Achieving targets has become an increasingly significant component of management incentives and rewards.

  • a reward for sth In a performance culture, you need to let employees know there is a reward for high performance.

  • receive/get/collect a reward Salespeople who are willing to work longer hours will receive significant rewards.

  • win/earn a reward The company won a reward for developing the successful patent.

  • provide/offer a reward Providing rewards to an entire group instead of to individuals can be an effective way to encourage positive group dynamics.

• 4 money that someone earns for doing a job, especially when this is a very large amount:

  • financial/economic/monetary rewards

  • big/huge/generous rewards

  • reap/receive/earn rewards The link between corporate performance and the big rewards reaped by directors should be more transparent.

  • provide/offer a reward Most securities fraud cases offer too little reward for private attorneys to pursue.

• 5 money that is earned from successful investments:

  • Some of these funds are high risk, but the potential rewards are enormous.

  • Another area which has reaped rewards for investors is the bond fund arena, which tends to be less volatile and lower risk than equity funds.

• 6 an amount of money that is given to someone who provides important information about something:

  • A four-figure reward for information was offered by a local businessman.

  • a $10,000/£50,000/€100,000, etc. reward

  • offer/put up a reward A series of high-profile ads in the newspapers offered a substantial reward to anyone who could help with the investigation.

• 7 to give a person, company, or organization money or other advantages because they have been successful:

  • The Industrial Exporter of the Year award will reward a company that has expanded outside the domestic market.

  • be rewarded (for sth) Managers who innovate and focus on economic profit will be rewarded.

  • reward sb for sth Bonuses are a management tool that reward employees for hard work.

  • be rewarded by sb Companies that reduce earnings volatility and lower the probability of large losses are rewarded by financial markets with less expensive and better access to capital.

• 8 if investors are rewarded, they make a profit from their investments:

  • be rewarded with sth Anyone who bought the shares at 425.5p in November will have been rewarded with a 12% return.