What does Award mean?
Definitions for Award
əˈwɔrdAward
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Award.
Princeton's WordNet
award, awardingnoun
a grant made by a law court
"he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
award, accolade, honor, honour, laurelsnoun
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
"an award for bravery"
prize, awardverb
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
"the prize was a free trip to Europe"
award, presentverb
give, especially as an honor or reward
"bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
award, grantverb
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"
Wiktionary
awardnoun
A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
awardnoun
The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
awardnoun
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
awardnoun
Care, keeping.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
awardnoun
A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
awardverb
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.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
awardverb
To determine; to make or grant an award.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
awardverb
to give an award (prize) for merit
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.
Webster Dictionary
Awardverb
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
Etymology: [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wartn to watch, guard. See Ward.]
Awardverb
to determine; to make an award
Etymology: [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wartn to watch, guard. See Ward.]
Awardverb
a judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted
Etymology: [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wartn to watch, guard. See Ward.]
Awardverb
the paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded
Etymology: [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wartn to watch, guard. See Ward.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Award
a-wawrd′, v.t. to adjudge: to determine.—n. judgment: final decision, esp. of arbitrators.—adj. Award′able, that may be awarded.—n. Award′ment. [O. Fr. ewarder, eswarder, from an assumed Romanic form compounded of ex, thoroughly, and guardare, watch. See Ward, Guard.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
award
A judgment, in maritime cases, by arbitration; and the decision or sentence of a court-martial.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
award
A judgment, the result of arbitration. In a military sense, the decision or sentence of a court-martial. To award medals of honor.
Editors Contribution
award
To acknowledge an achievement.
To receive an award is an honour.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Award' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #611
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Award' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3988
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Award' in Nouns Frequency: #224
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Award' in Verbs Frequency: #558
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Award in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Award in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Award in a Sentence
It is PDVSA that has failed to honor our award by ignoring the judgment of the ICC tribunal and other local court orders.
Well for a start it was Paolo who just won an Academy Award, and it was written for me.
To me it's a co-award and I'm accepting it with Dearica, me and her have been through a lot and it's not easy coming off the bench knowing you're a quality starter and player in this league. She really helped me since she's been given this role for so many years and handled it with such grace.
I just think they're douchebags. They're not champions. I just think they're losers. I don't like them, how do I explain the fact that I got a GQ Man of the Year award and no women's magazines and no women's organizations have supported me ?
If there was ever an award that a Republican politician should be ashamed to receive, that's it.
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Translations for Award
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- جائزةArabic
- решение, отсъждане, награждавам, награда, присъждамBulgarian
- sentenciar, guardó, trofeu, premi, veredicte, medalla, fallar, decretar, premiar, guardonarCatalan, Valencian
- oceněníCzech
- Spruch, Preis, EntscheidGerman
- απονέμω, βραβείο, επιδικάζω, έπαθλοGreek
- premiiEsperanto
- premiar, laudo, galardón, sentenciar, premio, galardonar, fallar, decretarSpanish
- auhindEstonian
- sariBasque
- جایزه, نشانPersian
- palkita, palkintoFinnish
- accorder, décerner, prix, trophé, médailleFrench
- díjHungarian
- hadiahIndonesian
- medaglia, sentenziare, premio, sentenza, aggiudicare, onorificenza, premiare, trofeoItalian
- 장학금Korean
- xelatKurdish
- сыйлыкKyrgyz
- addīcōLatin
- paraihe, whakawhiwhi, whakawhiwhingaMāori
- पुरस्कारMarathi
- ဆုBurmese
- utdeleNorwegian
- premiar, prémio, sentença, concederPortuguese
- trofeu, decizie, medalieRomanian
- присуждение, награда, решениеRussian
- pris, utmärkelse, dela utSwedish
- tunikwaSwahili
- పురస్కారం, తీర్పుTelugu
- รางวัลThai
- giải thưởngVietnamese
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