rewarding

[ ri-wawr-ding ]
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adjective
  1. affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.

  2. affording financial or material gain; profitable.

Origin of rewarding

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; reward + -ing2

Other words from rewarding

  • re·ward·ing·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-re·ward·ing, adjective
  • un·re·ward·ing, adjective

Words Nearby rewarding

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How to use rewarding in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for rewarding

rewarding

/ (rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. giving personal satisfaction; gratifying: caring for the elderly is rewarding

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