Amusement and Reward

Amusement

Amusement noun - The act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public.

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Reward and amusement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reward" instead a noun "Amusement".

Nearby Words: amusing, amuse, amused

Reward noun - Something offered or given in return for a service performed.

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Amusement and reward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amusement" instead a noun "Reward".

Nearby Words: rewarding, rewarded

normal	normal amusement	normal reward
typical	typical amusement	typical reward
standard	standard amusement	standard reward
fair	fair amusement	fair reward
Other adjectives: small, great, personal, further, extra, greater, occasional, different, said.

In RuneScape, a retired adventurer known as the Wise Old Man has turned to armed bank robbery for amusement and profit, because his past quests were undertaken for EXP and not fiscal reward.

Source: Who Will Bell the Cat?
As a reward, they let him alone of their members use it for personal amusement (gruesomely executing another member who did the same) and have used their connections to threaten potential witnesses to his past misdeeds.

Source: Literature / False Memory
A double subversion in "Amusement Park", where Gadget received a panda bear as a reward for hitting two of three ducks.

Source: Western Animation / Inspector Gadget

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