Reward vs Discipline - What's the difference?
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Something of value given in return for an act.
A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
The result of an action, whether good or bad.
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To give (something) as a reward.
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*Bible, 1 Sam. xxiv. 17:
*:Thou hast rewarded' me good, whereas I have ' rewarded thee evil.
(label) To give a reward to or for.
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(label) To recompense.
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* Rogers
An enforced compliance or control.
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A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
* C. J. Smith
A state of order based on submission to authority.
* Dryden
A punishment to train or maintain control.
* Addison
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
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, title= A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
To train someone by instruction and practice.
To teach someone to obey authority.
To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
To impose order on someone.
As verbs the difference between reward and discipline
is that reward is to give (something) as a reward while discipline is .As a noun reward
is something of value given in return for an act.reward
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) reward, rewarde, from (etyl) variants of Old French, ultimately of (etyl) ((etyl)) origin. Compare ''regard'', ''warden'', ''guard . See more below. Displaced native (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward .
- ''The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters
- Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?
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Synonyms
* (something of value given in return for an act) payment, recompense * (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) bounty * (result of an action) consequenceAntonyms
* punishmentEtymology 2
From (etyl) rewarden, from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)Bulgaria 0-3 England, passage=The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.}}
Derived terms
* rewardable * rewarder * rewarding * unrewardedExternal links
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English
Noun
(en noun)- The most perfect, who have their passions in the best discipline , are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard.
- Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the substitution of good ones, especially those of order, regularity, and obedience.
- Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part, / Obey the rules and discipline of art.
- giving her the discipline of the strap
Boundary problems, passage=Economics is a messy discipline : too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.}}
- (Bishop Wilkins)
