noun
    
    plural -wards
    
    money or another kind of payment that is given or received for something that has been done or that is offered for something that might be done [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -wards; -warded; -warding
    
    [+ obj] :to give money or another kind of payment to (someone or something) for something good that has been done