overreward
Pay too much
To overreward is to give compensation or recognition disproportionate to merit or effort.
The term appears in behavioral psychology and economics, where overrewarding can diminish intrinsic motivation or create perverse incentives: If you overreward children for reading, they may lose interest when the rewards stop.
The noun describes excessive compensation: Executive pay has become an overreward for mediocre performance.
Not properly scaled
- unearnedNot rightfully gained
- undeservedNot rightfully owed
- unmeritedNot rightfully due
- unjustifiedLacking adequate reason
excessive · overcompensate · overpay · overvalue · inflated · imbalanced · inequitable · unfair
Reward beyond expectation
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
golden parachute · severance · stock options · executive pay · wage disparity · pay gap · overpayment · remuneration
Damage or overindulge
- pamperIndulge excessively
- coddleOverindulge or poach gently
- indulgeSatisfy a craving
- overpraiseCommend beyond merit
entitlement · dependency · complacency · demotivation · moral hazard · perverse incentive · diminishing returns · expectation
Excessive surplus
- satiationState of complete fulfillment
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
resentment · backlash · jealousy · unfairness · inequity · corruption · waste · inefficiency
disproportionate
Not properly scaled
- unearnedNot rightfully gained
- undeservedNot rightfully owed
- unmeritedNot rightfully due
unjustified · excessive · overcompensate · overpay · overvalue · inflated · imbalanced · inequitable · unfair · skewed
bonus
Reward beyond expectation
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
windfall · golden parachute · severance · stock options · executive pay · wage disparity · pay gap · overpayment · remuneration · kickback
spoil
Damage or overindulge
overpraise · entitlement · dependency · complacency · demotivation · moral hazard · perverse incentive · diminishing returns · expectation · habituation
glut
Excessive surplus
- satiationState of complete fulfillment
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
devaluation · resentment · backlash · jealousy · unfairness · inequity · corruption · waste · inefficiency · bloat
overrewardundercompensate
Pay below fair value
underpay · shortchange · stiff · cheat · underprice
overrewardundervalue
Estimate below true worth
underappreciate · neglect · overlook · ignore · slight
reward, rewarding, rewards, rewarded, unrewarding, unrewarded, rewardable, rewardless