Present and Reward

Present

Present noun - Something given to someone without expectation of a return.
Usage example: an impressive array of presents for the bride and groom

Reward is a synonym for present in bestow topic. In some cases you can use "Reward" instead the word "Present" as a noun or a verb.

Reward

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

Present is a synonym for reward in bestow topic. Sometimes you can use "Present" instead the word "Reward" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as gift.

Nearby Words: rewarding, rewarded

How words are described

good good present good reward
full full present full reward
nice nice present nice reward
special special present special reward
Other adjectives: best, better, normal, common, specific, true, actual, entire, real, large, great, huge, little, potential, main, immediate, extra, smaller, last, said, biggest.

Common collocations

character present character reward character
work present work reward work
man present man reward man
sort present sort reward sort
Other words: show, way, characters, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Oglaf Temporal Paradox: In "Chronotherapy", a healer goes back in time to heal a plague before it ravages a kingdom, then returns to the present to claim his reward from the rulers.
  • May present The Hero and his companions with valuable gifts before The Quest or as a reward afterward.
  • Old Beggar Test As reward they'll give as a present an Ancient Artifact, a Superpower Lottery skill or, rarely, the hand of one of their children.
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