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loon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reward noun Something given in return for good behaviour, effort, or service.
  • salary noun A fixed regular payment, usually calculated yearly or monthly rather than by the hour, paid to an employee.
  • wage noun Money paid to a worker, usually calculated by the hour.

Senses

loon is used for these senses in English:

  • reward Something of value given in return for an act.
  • reward The result of an action, whether good or bad.
  • salary A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
  • wage (often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

reward — full definition

  1. noun Something given in return for good behaviour, effort, or service.
  2. verb To give someone something in recognition of what they have done.

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