| Main Entry: | award |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give prize or reward |
Synonyms: |
accord, adjudge, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, concede, confer, decree, dish out, distribute, donate, endow, fork out, gift, grant, hand out, present, render, reward, shell out, sweeten the kitty |
| Notes: | an award is something awarded or granted, as for merit; a reward is something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts |
| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request silence, action, or inaction for money |
Synonyms: |
approach, buy, buy back, buy off, coax, corrupt, do business, entice, fix*, get at, get to, grease palm, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, pervert, reward, seduce, soap, square, suborn, sugar, sweeten the pot, take care of, tamper, tempt, tip |
| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make restitution |
Synonyms: |
atone, come down with, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good, pay, pay up, plank out, pony up, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out, take care of, tickle the palm |
Antonyms: |
deprive, fine, forfeit, lose |
| Main Entry: | deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, come across with, deliver, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, disseminate, divide, divvy, dole out, drop, fork out, fork over, give, hand out, impart, inflict, measure, mete out, partake, participate, partition, render, reward, share, strike |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | fruitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | productive |
Synonyms: |
abounding, abundant, advantageous, beneficial, blooming, blossoming, breeding, childing, conducive, copious, effective, fecund, fertile, flourishing, flush, fructiferous, gainful, plenteous, plentiful, profitable, profuse, proliferant, prolific, propagating, reproducing, rewarding, rich, spawning, successful, useful, well-spent, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
barren, impotent, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive |
| Main Entry: | gainful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very productive, profitable |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, beneficial, fat, fruitful, generous, going, going concern, good, in the black, lucrative, lush, moneymaking, paid off, paying, remunerative, rewarding, rich, satisfying, substantial, sweet*, useful, well-paying, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
disadvantageous, unproductive, unprofitable, useless |
| Main Entry: | marvelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superb, great |
Synonyms: |
agreeable, astonishing, bad*, boss*, colossal, cool*, divine, dreamy*, enjoyable, excellent, fab, fabulous, fantastic, glorious, greatest, groovy*, hot*, keen, magnificent, neat*, out of this world, outrageous, peachy, pleasant, pleasurable, prime*, rewarding, satisfying, sensational, smashing, solid gold, solid*, spectacular, splendid, stupendous, super, supreme, swell, terrific, wonderful |
Antonyms: |
inconsiderable, insignificant, paltry, worthless |
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money for goods, services |
Synonyms: |
adjust, bear the cost, bear the expense, bequeath, bestow, chip in, clear, come through, compensate, confer, cough up, defray, dig up, disburse, discharge, extend, foot the bill, foot*, grant, hand over*, handle, honor, kick in, liquidate, make payment, meet, offer, plunk down, prepay, present, proffer, put up, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remit, remunerate, render, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, settle, stake, take care of |
Antonyms: |
earn |
| Main Entry: | productive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fruitful, creative |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, beneficial, constructive, dynamic, effective, energetic, fecund, fertile, gainful, generative, gratifying, inventive, plentiful, producing, profitable, prolific, rewarding, rich, teeming, useful, valuable, vigorous, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
fruitless, impotent, unfruitful, unproductive |
| Main Entry: | profitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous; money-making |
Synonyms: |
assisting, beneficial, commercial, conducive, contributive, cost-effective, effective, effectual, favorable, fruitful, gainful, going, good, in the black, instrumental, lucrative, paid off, paying, paying well, practical, pragmatic, productive, remunerative, rewarding, self-sustaining, serviceable, successful, sustaining, sweet*, useful, valuable, well-paying, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
disadvantageous, unprofitable |