rewarding
Americanadjective
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affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.
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affording financial or material gain; profitable.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- quasi-rewarding adjective
- rewardingly adverb
- unrewarding adjective
Etymology
Origin of rewarding
Example Sentences
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And at the end, that is really rewarding.
From Los Angeles Times
"It can be quite intimidating but it's also quite rewarding knowing I'm changing people's attitudes towards this kind of line of work," she says.
From BBC
Instead, analysts say, it risks rewarding dirty energy producers while reducing revenues at green energy companies, slowing Italy's already sluggish renewables rollout.
From Barron's
"It did give responses like 'I'm happy you shared that with me' and it was quite a rewarding conversation."
From BBC
It was a new-look England as Wiegman is managing the return of several key players from injury, while rewarding those in form.
From BBC
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