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Definitions for prize
praɪzprize
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Princeton's WordNet
prize, awardnoun
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
"the prize was a free trip to Europe"
loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty moneynoun
goods or money obtained illegally
trophy, prizeadjective
something given as a token of victory
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, selectverb
of superior grade
"choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
prize, value, treasure, appreciateverb
hold dear
"I prize these old photographs"
pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmyverb
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"
respect, esteem, value, prize, priseverb
regard highly; think much of
"I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PRIZEnoun
Etymology: prix, Fr.
If ever he go alone, I’ll never wrestle for prize. William Shakespeare.
I fought and conquer’d, yet have lost the prize. Dryden.
The raising such silly competitions among the ignorant, proposing prizes for such useless accomplishments, and inspiring them with such absurd ideas of superiority, has in it something immoral as well as ridiculous. Addison.
True poets empty fame and praise despise,
Fame is the trumpet, but your smile the prize. Dryden.The king of Scots she did send to France,
To fill king Edward’s fame with prisoner kings,
And make his chronicle as rich with prize,
As is the ouzy bottom of the sea
With sunken wreck. William Shakespeare, Henry V.He acquitted himself like a valiant, but not like an honest man; for he converted the prizes to his own use. Arbuthnot.
Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes
Soon to obtain and long possess the prize:
The pow’rs gave ear. Alexander Pope.To Prizeverb
Etymology: from appraise; priser, Fr. appreciare. Lat.
Life I prize not a straw; but for mine honour
Which I would free. William Shakespeare.Cast it unto the potter; a goodly price that I was prized at of them. Zech. xi. 13.
I go to free us both of pain;
I priz’d your person, but your crown disdain. Dryden.Some the French writers, some our own despise;
The ancients only, or the moderns prize. Alexander Pope.
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.
ChatGPT
prize
A prize is a reward or recognition given to someone for an accomplishment, achievement, or victory in a competition or contest. It could come in various forms like a medal, trophy, certificate, money, or other valuable items or privileges.
Webster Dictionary
Prizenoun
that which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power
Prizenoun
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
Prizenoun
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
Prizenoun
that which may be won by chance, as in a lottery
Prizenoun
anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect
Prizenoun
a contest for a reward; competition
Prizenoun
a lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever
Prizeverb
to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
Prizeverb
to set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate
Prizeverb
to value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem
Prizenoun
estimation; valuation
Etymology: [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ]
Wikidata
Prize
A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or 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. ⁕consolation prize: an award given to those who do not win. ⁕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". ⁕On game shows in the UK, the term is "star prize", while in Australia, it is "major prize".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prize
Prise, prīz, v.t. to force open by means of a lever. [Fr.; cf. Prize, below.]
Prize
prīz, n. that which is taken or gained by competition: anything taken from an enemy in war: (hunting) the note of the trumpet blown at the capture of the game: a captured vessel: that which is won in a lottery: anything offered for competition: a gain: a reward: (Shak.) a competition.—adj. worthy of a prize: to which a prize is given.—adjs. Priz′able, -eable, valuable.—ns. Prize′-court, a court for judging regarding prizes made on the high seas; Prize′-fight, a combat in which those engaged fight for a prize or wager; Prize′-fight′er, a boxer who fights publicly for a prize; Prize′-fight′ing; Prize′-list, recorded of the winners in a competition; Prize′man; Prize′-mon′ey, share of the money or proceeds from any prizes taken from an enemy; Priz′er (Shak.), one who competes for a prize; Prize′-ring, a ring for prize-fighting: the practice itself. [Fr. prise—pris, taken, pa.p. prendre—L. prehendĕre, to seize.]
Prize
prīz, v.t. to set a price on: to value: to value highly.—n. valuation, estimate.—n. Priz′er (Shak.), an appraiser. [Fr. priser—O. Fr. pris, price (Fr. prix)—L. pretium, price.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
prize
A vessel captured at sea from the enemies of a state, or from pirates, either by a man-of-war or privateer. Vessels are also looked upon as prize, if they fight under any other standard than that of the state from which they have their commission, if they have no charter-party, and if loaded with effects belonging to the enemy, or with contraband goods. In ships of war, the prizes are to be divided among the officers, seamen, &c., according to the act; but in privateers, according to the agreement between the owners. By statute 13 Geo. II. c. 4, judges and officers failing in their duty in respect to the condemnation of prizes, forfeit £500, with full costs of suit, one moiety to the crown, and the other to the informer. Prize, according to jurists, is altogether a creature of the crown; and no man can have any interest but what he takes as the mere gift of the crown. Partial interest has been granted away at different times, but the statute of Queen Anne (A.D. 1708) is the first which gave to the captors the whole of the benefit.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
prize
That which is taken from another; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. Hence, specifically, anything captured by a belligerent using the right of war.
prize
The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, cannon, or the like.
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Rank popularity for the word 'prize' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3251
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Rank popularity for the word 'prize' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3328
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Rank popularity for the word 'prize' in Nouns Frequency: #1074
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prize in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of prize in a Sentence
As Liu Xiaobo wrote in his 2010 Nobel Peace Prize speech, delivered in absentia, 'the ghosts of June 4th have not yet been laid to rest', we join others in the international community in urging the Chinese government to make a full public accounting of those killed, detained or missing.
I'm still in sort of a state of shock, and this is all still sinking in, i was told by the Nobel Prize in Medicine committee when I was called this morning that this was the first prize they've ever given for cancer therapy.
On the ATP level... if you can't play, you still get your prize money twice in the year. Maybe the grand slams should adopt some of that, then maybe we would eliminate half of the players (who turn up injured), a player should not go on court if he knows he could not finish. The question is, did they truly believe they were going to finish? If they did, I think it's okay that they walk on court. Otherwise, I feel they should give up the spot.
After three years of favouring the left-hand side of the draw we feel we have got the balance about right, without the world's best tennis players we wouldn't have the world's best tennis tournament. We are very proud of our prize money record over the past four years.
Marlon James fictional retelling of the 1976 attempted murder of Bob Marley. Marlon James, 44, who now lives in Minneapolis and teaches at Macalester College, is the first Jamaican author to win the prize in the British award's 47 years. It's also the first for Marlon James publisher, Oneworld Publications. ' It is a crime novel that moves beyond the world of crime and takes us deep into a recent history we know far too little about. It moves at a terrific pace and will come to be seen as a classic of our times.
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- جائزةArabic
- botí, premiCatalan, Valencian
- cena, oceněníCzech
- præmieDanish
- PreisGerman
- premio, apreciar, botínSpanish
- väärtustama, auhind, võistlus, tasu, võitEstonian
- kangeta, palkinto, vääntääFinnish
- estimer, prixFrench
- duaisIrish
- פרסHebrew
- इनाम, लूटHindi
- díjHungarian
- premioItalian
- てこ, 戦利品, 捕獲物, 珠玉, 賞, こじ開ける, 重んじる, 梃, 梃子Japanese
- 상Korean
- сыйлыкKyrgyz
- ဆုBurmese
- prisNorwegian
- openwrikken, prijzen, hendel, beloning, prijs, buit, premie, schatten, wrikkenDutch
- prêmioPortuguese
- приз, трофей, добыча, премияRussian
- prisa, prisSwedish
- giải thưởngVietnamese
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