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Definition of gratification
1 : reward, recompense monetary gratification for a job well done; especially : gratuity
2 : the act of gratifying : the state of being gratified the gratification of physical appetites
3 : a source of satisfaction or pleasure found gratification in getting his novel published
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Examples of gratification in a Sentence
eating good chocolate gives me a sense of intense gratification
Recent Examples of gratification from the Web
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For the Watergate veterans John Mindermann and Paul Magallanes, the news of recent weeks has come with a certain amount of professional gratification.
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Denying immediate self-gratification in order to find something with a longer range benefit.
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The goal: combine the convenience of online shopping with the instant gratification of a quick trip to the store.
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Millennials particularly like that instant gratification.
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Therapists describe motivations that are rarely as straightforward as physical gratification.
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Nothing about drafting Trubisky equates to instant gratification.
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There’s something to be said for instant gratification.
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Anyone else who tries is a charlatan and a fool [who’s looking] for instant gratification without doing the work.
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Origin and Etymology of gratification
see gratify
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GRATIFICATION Defined for Kids
gratification
playDefinition of gratification for Students
1 : the act of giving pleasure or satisfaction to : the state of being pleased or satisfied She expects immediate gratification of her desires.
2 : something that pleases or satisfies His life offers few gratifications.
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