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belohnen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • incentivize verb To offer someone a reason or reward to do something.
  • requite verb To pay off a debt, or to reward someone for a favor or service they gave.
  • reward noun Something given in return for good behavior, effort, or service.

Senses

belohnen is used for these senses in English:

  • incentivize (transitive, business, economics) To provide incentives for; to encourage.
  • requite To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
  • reward (transitive) To give a reward to or for.

incentivize — full definition

  1. verb To offer someone a reason or reward to do something.
  2. verb To give someone a reward to encourage them to act.

requite — full definition

  1. verb To pay off a debt, or to reward someone for a favor or service they gave.
  2. verb To give someone a reward or payment in return for a favor or service they did for you.
  3. verb To feel and show the same affection that someone has shown toward you.
  4. verb To give or do something back in return for what someone has given or done.
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