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[thienly.esl]

oki!! now please give me the answer for my qestion (?)=> can u distinguish or how to distinguish the different between "award" & "reward"...

[mara_s_id]

Originally Posted by thienly.esl

oki!! now please give me the answer for my qestion (?)=> can u distinguish or how to distinguish the different between "award" & "reward"...

I'm not a teacher but look what I have found:


award
–verb (used with object)
1.
to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
2.
to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration: The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000.

–noun
3.
something awarded, as a payment or medal.
4.
Law.
a.
a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.
b.
the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.



reward
–noun
1.
a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
2.
something given or received in return or recompense for service, merit, hardship, etc.
–verb (used with object)
3.
to recompense or requite (a person or animal) for service, merit, achievement, etc.
4.
to make return for or requite (service, merit, etc.); recompense.