reward

n. [ See Reward, v., and cf. Regard, n. ] 1. Regard; respect; consideration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Take reward of thine own value. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou returnest
From flight, seditious angel, to receive
Thy merited reward. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rewards and punishments do always presuppose something willingly done well or ill. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward. Eccl. ix. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Recompense; compensation; remuneration; pay; requital; retribution; punishment. [ 1913 Webster ]