loss vs reward

loss

noun
  • The destruction or ruin of an object. 

  • The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. 

  • The death of a person or animal. 

  • Defeat; an instance of being defeated. 

  • Something that has been destroyed or ruined. 

  • The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. 

  • The sum an entity loses on balance. 

  • Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work. 

reward

noun
  • The result of an action, whether good or bad. 

  • Something of value given in return for an act. 

  • A prize promised for a certain deed or catch 

verb
  • To give a reward to or for. 

  • To recompense. 

How often have the words loss and reward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )