Gratification

n.	1.	The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
	2.	That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
	3.	A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.

Noun	1.	gratification - state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" Synonyms: satisfaction
	2.	gratification - the act or an instance of satisfying

GRATIFICATION. A reward given voluntarily for some service or benefit rendered, without being requested so to do, either expressly or by implication.

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