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Hly2004 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

"award" and "reward"

what's the difference between "award" and "reward"?
  

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, Award and reward can both be nouns and verbs. As a noun, reward is something (anything, really) that is given in exchange for some action or behavior. An award is usually one of two things: ( 1 ) a medal or decoration, ( 2 ) money or rights/priveledges given by a court of law.

  • , Award and reward can both be nouns and verbs.
  • As a noun, reward is something (anything, really) that is given in exchange for some action or behavior.
  • An award is usually one of two things: ( 1 ) a medal or decoration, ( 2 ) money or rights/priveledges given by a court of law.
  • Awards are often tokens that are sources of pride and meant to be displayed, whereas rewards tend to be more fleeting and practical.
  • For example, compare: As a reward for working on his days off, Sam was given an extra day of vacation.
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Award and reward can both be nouns and verbs.

As a noun, reward is something (anything, really) that is given in exchange for some action or behavior. An award is usually one of two things: ( 1 ) a medal or decoration, ( 2 ) money or rights/priveledges given by a court of law. Awards are often tokens that are sources of pride and meant to be displayed, whereas rew
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Thank you indeed! :-)
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Thanks. This is useful!
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a reward is something you get in return for doing a good thing, it is mostly used when the person knows that they are going to get something. an award commemorates a persons achievement.

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