award
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)awards
- a grant made by a law court“he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court”Synonyms: awardingType of grant, subsidizationKinds addiction
- a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction“an award for bravery”Synonyms: accoladehonorhonourlaurelsType of symbolKinds academic degree, pennant, decoration, citation, Nobel prize, cachet, trophy, mention, Prix de Rome, letter +5 more
- something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery“the prize was a free trip to Europe”Synonyms: prizeType of giftKinds scholarship, prize money, gratuity, premium, jackpot, fellowship, door prize
Verb (2)awards, awarded, awarding
- give, especially as an honor or reward“bestow honors and prizes at graduation”Synonyms: presentMore general allocate, apportionMore specific confer, certificate
- give as judged due or on the basis of merit“the referee awarded a free kick to the team”“the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff”“Funds are granted to qualified researchers”Synonyms: grantMore general giveMore specific pension, pension off
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Translations
Noun trophy or medal
- Spanish
- premio
- French
- prix
- German
- Preis
- Italian
- premio
- Portuguese
- prêmio
- Turkish
- ödül
- Russian
- награ́да nagráda
- Arabic
- جَائِزَة jāʔiza
- Chinese
- 奖品 jiǎngpǐn
- Japanese
- 賞 shō
21 more languages
- Dutch
- prijs
- Polish
- nagroda
- Swedish
- pris
- Greek
- βραβείο vraveío
- Korean
- 상 sang
- Indonesian
- anugerah
- Vietnamese
- giải thưởng
- Hungarian
- díj
- Portuguese (PT)
- prémio
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 獎賞 jiǎngshǎng
- Catalan
- premi
- Czech
- ocenění
- Danish
- pris
- Esperanto
- premio
- Finnish
- palkinto
- Georgian
- ჯილდო ǯildo
- Icelandic
- verðlaun
- Norwegian
- utmerkelse
- Slovak
- cena
- Swahili
- tuzo
- Yiddish
- פּרײַז prayz
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wartēn to watch, guard. See Ward.
To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new.— John Dryden
To determine; to make an award.
Origin: Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See Award, transitive verb
1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.“Impatient for the award.” William Cowper
An award had been given against.— William Gilpin
2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. Bouvier, John
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54