reap
reap
verb (reaps, reaped, reaped, reaping)
/riːp/
1 ​transitive reap something to obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done
They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work.
The company reaped rich dividends with its new strategy for packaging holidays.
2 ​intransitive, transitive reap (something) to cut and collect a crop, especially wheat, from a field
SYNONYM harvest
TOPICS Farming C1
Idioms
reap a/the harvest
you reap what you sow
Word Origin
Old English ripan, reopan, of unknown origin.