misreward
misreward verb: to reward inappropriately.
Verb
misreward (third-person singular simple present misrewards, present participle misrewarding, simple past and past participle misrewarded)
- To reward inappropriately.
- Subjects who were intentionally misrewarded by an involved agent (Other) made the largest reallocations; this presumably reflects the presence of reciprocity motivation which exacerbated the effects of equity motivation.1972, Dissertation Abstracts International, page 418
- Letter addressed to Earl of Chesterfield, signed "P.P.S." Includes incidental mention of SJ among other writers whose "apostacy from Jacobitism to Georgism . . . have been misrewarded . . with pensions instead of the pillory."1976, Helen Louise McGuffie, Samuel Johnson in the British Press, 1749-1784, page 88
Forms of misreward
| third-person singular present | misrewards |
|---|---|
| present participle | misrewarding |
| past participle | misrewarded |
| past | misrewarded |
Origin of misreward
From mis- + reward.
Questions about misreward
- What does misreward mean?
- Misreward means to reward inappropriately.
- What part of speech is misreward?
- Misreward is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misreward?
- The past tense of misreward is misrewarded.
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