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Difference Between Reward and Profit

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Reward

A thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement
He's reaping the rewards of his hard work and perseverance
The holiday was a reward for 40 years' service with the company
The emotional rewards of being a carer

Profit

An advantageous gain or return; benefit.

Reward

Give something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements
The engineer who supervised the work was rewarded with the MBE

Profit

Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value.

Reward

A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior
The rewards of exercise.
The rewards of lying to your boss.

Profit

To make a gain or profit.
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Reward

Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.

Profit

To derive advantage; benefit
Profiting from the other team's mistakes.

Reward

A satisfying return on investment; a profit.

Profit

To be beneficial to
What has all this time in school profited you?.

Reward

(Psychology) The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.

Profit

Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
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Reward

To give a reward to or for.

Profit

Benefit, positive result obtained.
Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.

Reward

Something of value given in return for an act.
For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.

Profit

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Reward

A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters.

Profit

(transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).

Reward

The result of an action, whether good or bad.
Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?

Profit

To benefit, gain.

Reward

(transitive) To give a reward to or for.
Why are you rewarding the child for misbehaving?
Why are you rewarding that bad behaviour?

Profit

To take advantage of, exploit, use.

Reward

(transitive) To recompense.
Decorations are meant to reward the most meritous acts and services.

Profit

Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods.
Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.

Reward

To give (something) as a reward.

Profit

Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit,
This I speak for your own profit.
If you dare do yourself a profit and a right.

Reward

To give in return, whether good or evil; - commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.
After the deed that is done, one doom shall reward,Mercy or no mercy as truth will accord.
Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
God rewards those that have made use of the single talent.

Profit

To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.
The word preached did not profit them.
It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs.

Reward

Regard; respect; consideration.
Take reward of thine own value.

Profit

To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance.
I profit not by thy talk.

Reward

That which is given in return for good or evil done or received; esp., that which is offered or given in return for some service or attainment, as for excellence in studies, for the return of something lost, etc.; recompense; requital.
Thou returnestFrom flight, seditious angel, to receiveThy merited reward.
Rewards and punishments do always presuppose something willingly done well or ill.

Profit

To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath.

Reward

Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.
The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward.

Profit

The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Reward

Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act.

Profit

The advantageous quality of being beneficial

Reward

A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing;
The wages of sin is death
Virtue is its own reward

Profit

Derive a benefit from;
She profited from his vast experience

Reward

Payment made in return for a service rendered

Profit

Make a profit; gain money or materially;
The company has not profited from the merger
I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!
The company turned a loss after the first year

Reward

An act performed to strengthen approved behavior

Reward

The offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

Reward

Benefit resulting from some event or action;
It turned out to my advantage
Reaping the rewards of generosity

Reward

Bestow honor or rewards upon;
Today we honor our soldiers
The scout was rewarded for courageus action

Reward

Strengthen and support with rewards;
Let's reinforce good behavior

Reward

Act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

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