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rewarding

American  
[ri-wawr-ding] / rɪˈwɔr dɪŋ /

adjective

  1. affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.

  2. affording financial or material gain; profitable.

rewarding British  
/ rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ /

adjective

  1. giving personal satisfaction; gratifying

    caring for the elderly is rewarding
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Other Word Forms

  • quasi-rewarding adjective
  • rewardingly adverb
  • unrewarding adjective

Etymology

Origin of rewarding

First recorded in 1690–1700; reward + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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It was a fruitful and rewarding line of research.

From The Wall Street Journal

We might have trained models to lie about their own internal states by rewarding them for echoing our assumptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Christian Petersen: Covering alpine skiing is one of the most challenging and rewarding assignments for me.

From BBC

That made the prize of choosing the right one all the more rewarding.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moments like this are what make my job rewarding, and this performance by Boone and May will live on as a legendary one in my memory.

From Los Angeles Times

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