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What (who) is prize - definition
AWARD TO BE GIVEN TO A PERSON, A GROUP OF PEOPLE, OR AN ORGANIZATION TO RECOGNISE AND REWARD ACTIONS OR ACHIEVEMENTS
Prizes; Consolation Prize; Consolation prize; Runners Up; Runners-up; Runners up; Runner up; Second runner-up; Second runner up; 2nd runner up; 1st runner up; 1st runner-up; First runner-up; First runner up; 2nd runner-up; Purchase prize; Acquisition prize; Grand prize; Runner's Up; Runner-Up; Second prize; Second place in a competition; Runners-Up
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prize
(prizes, prizing, prized)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
Note: The spelling 'prise' is also used in British English for meanings 5 and 6.
1.
A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work.
You must claim your prize by telephoning our claims line...
He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition...
They were going all out for the prize-money, ?6,500 for the winning team.
N-COUNT
2.
You use prize to describe things that are of such good quality that they win prizes or deserve to win prizes.
...a prize bull.
...prize blooms.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
You can refer to someone or something as a prize when people consider them to be of great value or importance.
With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize.
N-COUNT
4.
Something that is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality.
Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors...
One of the gallery's most prized possessions is the portrait of Ginevra da Vinci.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
5.
If you prize something open or prize it away from a surface, you force it to open or force it to come away from the surface. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pry
)
)
He tried to prize the dog's mouth open...
I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials...
He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers.
VERB: V n with adj, V n with adv, V n out of/from n
6.
If you prize something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pry
)
)
Alison and I had to prize conversation out of him.
VERB: V n out of n, also V n with out
Prize
·noun Estimation; valuation.
II. Prize ·noun A contest for a reward; competition.
III. Prize ·noun A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
IV. Prize ·noun That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
V. Prize ·noun Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
VI. Prize ·vt To move with a lever; to force up or open; to Pry.
VII. Prize ·vt To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to Esteem.
VIII. Prize ·noun That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
X. Prize ·noun 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.
XI. Prize ·noun 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.
prize
prize1
¦ noun
1. a thing given as a reward to a winner or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.
something won in a game of chance.
something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve.
2. chiefly historical an enemy ship captured during warfare.
¦ adjective
1. having been or likely to be awarded a prize.
2. outstanding of its kind.
¦ verb value highly.
Origin
ME: sense 1 ofnoun is var. of price, sense 2 is from OFr. prise 'taking, booty'; v. is from OFr. pris-, stem of preisier (see praise).
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prize2
¦ verb US spelling of prise.
Wikipedia
Prize
A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and 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 Academy Awards.
Prizes are also given to publicize noteworthy or exemplary behaviour, and to provide incentives for improved outcomes and competitive efforts. In general, prizes are regarded in a positive light, and their winners are admired. However, many prizes, especially the more famous ones, have often caused controversy and jealousy.
Specific types of prizes include:
- Booby prize: typically awarded as a joke or insult to whoever finished last (e.g., wooden spoon award).
- Consolation prize: an award given to those who do not win but are deemed worthy of recognition.
- Hierarchical prizes, where the best award is "first prize", "grand prize", or "gold medal". Subordinate awards are "second prize", "third prize", etc., or "first runner-up" and "second runner-up", etc., or "silver medal" and "bronze medal". (In some contests, "grand prize" is more desirable than "first prize".)
- On game shows in the UK, the term is "star prize", while in Australia, it is "major prize".
- Purchase prize or acquisition prize: a monetary prize given in an art competition in exchange for the winning work.
- Winnings from an inducement prize contest, usually a reward for accomplishing a specific feat of use to the sponsor or society at large
Examples of use of prize
1. First Prize: SR60,000, Second Prize: SR55,000, Third Prize: SR50,000, Fourth Prize: SR45,000, Fifth Prize: SR40,000.
2. Branch (2): Memorizing 20 chapters, First Prize: SR40,000, Second Prize: SR38,000, Third Prize: SR35,000, Fourth Prize: SR33,000, Fifth Prize: SR30,000.
3. Branch (3): Memorizing 10 Chapters, First Prize: SR30,000, Second Prize: SR28,000, Third Prize: SR25,000, Fourth Prize: SR23,000, Fifth Prize: SR20,000.
4. Branch (3): Memorizing 5 Chapters, First Prize: SR20,000, Second Prize: SR1',000, Third Prize: SR18,000, Fourth Prize: SR17,000, Fifth Prize: SR16,000.
5. Prize is non–transferable and there is no prize alternative.