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Definition of 'Prize'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) prize
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.

2.  prize
something won in a lottery or the like.

3.  prize
anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued.

4.  prize
something seized or captured, esp. an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime.

5.  prize
the act of taking or capturing, esp. a ship at sea.

6.  prize
Archaic. a contest or match.

7. (adj.) prize
having won a prize:
a prize play.

8.  prize
worthy of a prize.

9.  prize
given or awarded as a prize.

10. (v.t.) prize
to value or esteem highly.

11.  prize
to estimate the worth or value of.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME prise < MF: a hold, grasp < L pre(hē)nsa. See prize¹)

Definition of 'Prize'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) prize, award
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
"the prize was a free trip to Europe"

2. (noun) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money
goods or money obtained illegally

3. (adj) trophy, prize
something given as a token of victory

4. (verb) choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select
of superior grade
"choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

5. (verb) prize, value, treasure, appreciate
hold dear
"I prize these old photographs"

6. (verb) pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
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"

7. (verb) respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
regard highly; think much of
"I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

Definition of 'Prize'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) prize
a reward for winning
She won first/second/third prize in a painting competition.

Definition of 'Prize'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Prize
that which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power

2. (noun) Prize
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

3. (noun) Prize
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

4. (noun) Prize
that which may be won by chance, as in a lottery

5. (noun) Prize
anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect

6. (noun) Prize
a contest for a reward; competition

7. (noun) Prize
a lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever

8. (noun) Prize
estimation; valuation

9. (verb) Prize
to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry

10. (verb) Prize
to set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate

11. (verb) Prize
to value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem

Translation of 'Prize'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a reward for good work etc He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.
Afrikaans: prys	Arabic: مُكافأه	Bulgarian: награда
Brazilian: prêmio	Czech: cena	German: der Lohn
Danish: præmie	Greek: βραβείο	Spanish: premio
Estonian: auhind, stipendium	Farsi: پاداش	Finnish: palkinto
French: prix	Hebrew: פְּרָס	Hindi: पुरस्कार
Hungarian: díj; (jelzőként:) díjnyer	Indonesian: hadiah	Icelandic: verðlaun, viðurkenning
Italian: premio	Japanese: 賞	Korean: 보상
Lithuanian: prizas, apdovanojimas	Latvian: balva; godalga; prēmija;	Malay: hadiah
Dutch: prijs	Norwegian: premie, pris, utmerkelse	Polish: nagroda
Persian: پاداش	Pashto: مكافات	Portuguese: prémio
Romanian: premiu	Russian: награда, премия	Slovak: cena
Slovenian: nagrada	Serbian: nagrada	Swedish: pris, utmärkelse
Thai: รางวัล	Turkish: ödül	Taiwanese: 獎賞
Ukrainian: приз, нагорода	Urdu: جزا	Vietnamese: giải thưởng
Chinese: 奖赏
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