見返(みかえ)り

みかえり
noun
something in return, reward, compensation
business
1. something in return, reward, compensation
A benefit, reward, or compensation received in exchange for doing something for someone else.
見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)めない。
I don't expect anything in return.
見返(みかえ)りなしで手伝(てつだ)ってくれた。
They helped me without expecting anything in return.
協力(きょうりょく)の見返(みかえ)りとして大(おお)きな契約(けいやく)を手(て)に入(い)れた。
In return for their cooperation, they secured a large contract.

Usage

見返(みかえ)り is transactional: a benefit expected in exchange. That is why 見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)めない (not expecting anything in return) is praise for selfless help.

Similar words

  • 恩返(おんがえ)し: repaying kindness out of gratitude (moral, emotional), where 見返(みかえ)り is a reward or payoff

Common collocations

  • 見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)める: to expect something in return
  • 見返(みかえ)りを期待(きたい)する: to hope for something in return
  • 見返(みかえ)りなし: without expecting anything in return
  • 〜の見返(みかえ)りに: in return for ~

Related Words

Related: 恩返(おんがえ)し (returning a favor)
Related: 見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)める (to expect something in return)
Compare: リターン (return)
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Added 2026.2.13 14:17 · Revised 2026.10.13 21:45
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