re-ward / rəˈwôrd
verb to present with a thing or token as a symbol of accomplishment, service, merit, etc. Hard work should be rewarded with good food. from ‘ The Pillars of the Earth’ by Ken Follett, 1949- to recompense for service, etc. I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me. Simone de Beauvoir, 1908-1986 noun a thing given as a symbol of service, merit, etc. Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. Princess Diana, 1961-1997 an amount of money offered for the capture of a criminal, the return of something lost, etc. In almost a quarter of Miami-area cases, rewards go unclaimed. Maria Wollan, ?- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/magazine/how-to-offer-a-cash-reward.html