PROPINE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

propine

noun

Definition of propine

Scottish

as in sacrifice

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Noun

On the one hand, there are the flow-state breakthroughs, the gratification of acclaim, the rush of connecting with an audience; on the other, the brutal sacrifices of time, money, and stability.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
For Kotzmacher, the recognition acknowledges sacrifices that extend beyond the softball field.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sacrifice

Noun

While each involves risk and the potential for reward, increasingly, they’re being delivered through a remarkably similar digital experience.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Once the animals had learned to associate each of the six scents with a particular reward location, researchers started swapping the scent-location pairs.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of reward

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Aunt Jackie, revealing her own sense of humor and generosity, gave Mum a green four-leaf clover-pin with a small diamond on each leaf.

— Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
The conflict between pragmatism and generosity begins at a small scale and incrementally escalates.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of generosity

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In that time, Kansas City won two Super Bowls, while Mahomes won two regular-season MVP awards.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
The research reported in this news article was supported by the National Institutes of Health (awards R01NS104917, R01MH121372, and R35NS132342) and Yale University.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of award

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BetMGM is treating new users to promo code FOXNEWS that provides a refund on your first losing wager, giving up to $1,500 in bonuses.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Rubin told the news outlet that if the business parts ways with the wooden puppet, store employees will receive a $15,000 bonus and the bird’s artist, Bliss Kolb of Seattle, will receive $1 million.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonus

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That the accusation is being made against an African writer about a prize celebrating African writing is something others have noticed and called out.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
That jackpot wasn’t the Mega Millions top prize, which will be at $403 million for Friday’s drawing, or the Jackpot Triple Play, which will be at $500,000.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of prize

Noun

These people have been beneficiaries of their gratuity, some of which were personal treasures of my mother.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
At Trâmette, Quang decided to test out the gratuity payment option — but only for guests with whom the staff may have struck a particularly good rapport.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of gratuity

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