Definitions for award
əˈwɔrdaward

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. award, awardingnoun

   a grant made by a law court

   "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"

2. award, accolade, honor, honour, laurelsnoun

   a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

   "an award for bravery"

3. 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"

4. award, presentverb

   give, especially as an honor or reward

   "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

5. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. awardnoun

   A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

2. awardnoun

   The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.

3. awardnoun

   A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

4. awardnoun

   Care, keeping.

5. awardnoun

   A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

6. 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.

7. awardverb

   To determine; to make or grant an award.

8. awardverb

   to give an award (prize) for merit

   He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

9. Etymology: From awarden, from awarder, from *, from ex + wardare, guardare; see ward, guard, regard.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Awardnoun

   Judgment; sentence; determination.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Now hear th’ award, and happy may it prove
   To her, and him who best deserves her love. John Dryden, Fab.

   Affection bribes the judgment, and we cannot expect an equitable award, where the judge is made a party. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

   To urge the foe,
   Prompted by blind revenge and wild despair,
   Were to refuse th’ awards of providence. Joseph Addison, Cato.

2. To Awardverb

   Etymology: derived by Skinner, somewhat improbably, from weard, Sax. towards.

   1. To adjudge; to give any thing by a judicial sentence.

   A pound of that same merchant’s flesh is thine;
   The court awards it, and the law doth give it. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   A church which allows salvation to none without it, nor awards damnation to almost any within it. South.

   It advances that grand business, and according to which their eternity hereafter will be awarded. Decay of Piety.

   Satisfaction for every affront cannot be awarded by stated laws. Jeremy Collier, on Duelling.

   2. To judge; to determine.

   Th’ unwise award to lodge it in the tow’rs,
   An off’ring sacred. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. viii. l. 555.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Awardverb

   to determine; to make an award

3. Awardverb

   a judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted

4. Awardverb

   the paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded

5. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. award

   A judgment, in maritime cases, by arbitration; and the decision or sentence of a court-martial.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. award

   To acknowledge an achievement.

   To receive an award is an honour.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Allocate
   • Grant
   • Law

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'award' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #611

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'award' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3988

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'award' in Nouns Frequency: #224

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'award' in Verbs Frequency: #558

How to pronounce award?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of award in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of award in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of award in a Sentence

1. Emma Watson:

   I think I'm being given this award because of who Belle is and what she represents. The villagers in our fairytale wanted to make Belle believe the world was smaller than the way that she saw it, with fewer opportunities for her. I love playing someone who didn't listen to any of that.

2. International Affairs Brandon Belford:

   There could be situations where some of the non-Havana markets would not be hotly contested, we will likely be in a position to make those determinations and award those frequencies to U.S. carriers in a shorter timeline.

3. Best KissAshton Sanders:

   This award is bigger than Jharrel and I. This represents more than a kiss, it represents those who feel like the others, the misfits, this represents us.

4. Blake Shelton:

   Some of the most exciting things thats happened for me in recent times is seeing artists that Ive worked with on this show have some success, whether its getting a record deal, whether its winning an award, whatever it is, being nominated for awards those are the things that keep me coming back here as a coach on.

5. Donald Trump:

   I was given the biggest award by the Marines the other day, one of the biggest civilian awards by the Marines the other day, i was with all of the Marines, I was with the new head of the joint chiefs of staff, he's a very impressive guy, at the Waldorf Astoria the other night. I was given one of the most distinguished awards, which was a great honor for me.

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