Award vs. Reward

2023-06-17

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "award" and "reward."
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  • I am Li from China. I have been listening [to] the VOA Learning English podcast [for] more than one year.
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  • I have benefitted a lot from your program. Can you clarify the meaning of "award" and "reward?" I am always confused (about) the two words.
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  • Best regards,
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  • Li
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  • Thanks for writing to us, Li.
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  • "Award" and "reward" have similar meanings.
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  • They both can be different parts of speech - nouns and verbs.
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  • They are something you get for your behavior, but there are major differences.
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  • Let's look more deeply at each word.
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  • "An award" is a noun. It is something valuable that is given, like a prize, to someone for their accomplishments.
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  • "Awards" are usually given by someone to someone else.
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  • The student received an award from the teacher for not missing any school days.
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  • As a verb, "award" means to give someone something, like a prize or money, for an accomplishment.
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  • The judges awarded first place to the dance group.
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  • In the area of law, "award" has slightly different meanings.
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  • As a verb, "award" means to give an official judgment of an amount or sum of money.
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  • As a noun, "award" is the amount of money the court or judge decides.
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  • The judge awarded money to the victims.
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  • The award totaled 2.5 million dollars.
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  • Let's move on to "reward."
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  • "A reward" is a benefit given to someone in exchange for a certain behavior or action.
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  • The reward for all the students passing the test was an ice cream party.
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  • There is a $500 reward for returning the lost dog.
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  • "Reward" as a verb means to give someone a reward for their actions or behavior.
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  • I rewarded my cat with some fish after he did a trick.
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  • Sometimes you do not need anyone to reward you. You can reward yourself.
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  • Victoria rewarded herself with a weekend trip to the countryside after a hard work week.
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  • Remember, "award" is based on accomplishments. And "reward" is based on behaviors or actions.
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  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Li.
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  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.
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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "award" and "reward."
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  • Question:
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  • I am Li from China. I have been listening [to] the VOA Learning English podcast [for] more than one year.
  • 4
  • I have benefitted a lot from your program. Can you clarify the meaning of "award" and "reward?" I am always confused (about) the two words.
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  • Best regards,
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  • Li
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  • Answer:
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  • Thanks for writing to us, Li.
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  • "Award" and "reward" have similar meanings. They both can be different parts of speech - nouns and verbs. They are something you get for your behavior, but there are major differences. Let's look more deeply at each word.
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  • Award
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  • "An award" is a noun. It is something valuable that is given, like a prize, to someone for their accomplishments. "Awards" are usually given by someone to someone else.
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  • The student received an award from the teacher for not missing any school days.
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  • As a verb, "award" means to give someone something, like a prize or money, for an accomplishment.
  • 14
  • The judges awarded first place to the dance group.
  • 15
  • In the area of law, "award" has slightly different meanings.
  • 16
  • As a verb, "award" means to give an official judgment of an amount or sum of money. As a noun, "award" is the amount of money the court or judge decides.
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  • The judge awarded money to the victims.
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  • The award totaled 2.5 million dollars.
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  • Let's move on to "reward."
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  • Reward
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  • "A reward" is a benefit given to someone in exchange for a certain behavior or action.
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  • The reward for all the students passing the test was an ice cream party.
  • 23
  • There is a $500 reward for returning the lost dog.
  • 24
  • "Reward" as a verb means to give someone a reward for their actions or behavior.
  • 25
  • I rewarded my cat with some fish after he did a trick.
  • 26
  • Sometimes you do not need anyone to reward you. You can reward yourself.
  • 27
  • Victoria rewarded herself with a weekend trip to the countryside after a hard work week.
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  • Remember, "award" is based on accomplishments. And "reward" is based on behaviors or actions.
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  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Li.
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  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.
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  • Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • accomplishment - n. the successful completion of something
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  • benefit - n. something extra given to workers by an employer in addition to their regular pay
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