prize
adj.
valuable, of great worth; unique, outstanding; award-winning, worthy of a reward; given as an award
v.
appreciate, esteem, respect, hold in high regard; estimate value, appraise, assess worth
n.
award, reward, trophy, item won in a competition; booty, loot, plunder; acquisition, property that has been obtained from others
Prize
This article is about awards for merit; for other uses of the term, see
Prize (disambiguation). A prize is an
award given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve
monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them. Some prizes are also associated with extravagant awarding ceremonies, such as the
Oscars.
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prize
Noun
1. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
(synonym) award
(hypernym) gift
(hyponym) scholarship
2. goods or money obtained illegally
(synonym) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag, dirty money
(hypernym) stolen property
(part-meronym) cut
3. something given as a token of victory
(synonym) trophy
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(hyponym) apple of discord
Verb
1. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
(synonym) value, treasure, appreciate
(hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(hyponym) do justice
2. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
(synonym) pry, prise, lever, jimmy
(hypernym) open, open up
(entail) loosen, loose
3. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
(synonym) respect, esteem, value, prise
(hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(hyponym) think the world of
Adjective
1. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
(synonym) choice, prime(a), quality, select
(similar) superior
priz
n.
socket, plug, plug socket, wall plug, switch plug, Jack, outlet, power outlet, power point, receptacle
Prize
(v. t.)
To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.
(v. t.)
To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
(v. t.)
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.
(n.)
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
(n.)
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
(n.)
Estimation; valuation.
(n.)
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
(n.)
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
(n.)
An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
(n.)
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
(n.)
A contest for a reward; competition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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