rewarding

[ri-wawr-ding]

adjective

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

2. affording financial or material gain; profitable.

rewarding

/ rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ /

adjective

1. giving personal satisfaction; gratifying

   caring for the elderly is rewarding

Other Word Forms

• rewardingly adverb
• quasi-rewarding adjective
• unrewarding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rewarding¹

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

Example Sentences

But the latest bugaboo from the banking lobby is the possibility of other companies rewarding customers for using stablecoins.

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With all the difficulties that accompany being a gallerist these days, Ms. Cedar proves that it’s most rewarding to be a happy warrior.

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But the Valley still serves as a national symbol, and as this rewarding exhibition demonstrates, Velasco—a master at presenting history within landscape—deserves some of the credit.

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“It was the funnest time ever,” she says, and rewarding in ways she never expected.

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"At the same time, it is even more rewarding to be able to explain the results of these complex simulations with a rigorous mathematical treatment -- as we have done in our work."

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• valuable 
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