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award

/əˈwɔɹd/

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What does award mean?

noun

  1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  3. Funding that has been granted for the conduct of a research project.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
  2. A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

verb

  1. To determine; to make or grant an award.
  2. To give (an award).
  3. To give (a person) an award.
  4. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.
  5. (in an examination) To give marks for a correct answer.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈwɔɹd/

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The suit was won by the plaintiff, the award was five thousand dollars and L. entered an appeal.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
The acclamations of thousands applauded the unanimous award of the Prince and marshals, announcing that day’s honours to the Disinherited Knight.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82
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Your remark on the relation of the award of the medal and the present outburst of bigotry had not occurred to me.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739
‘Tis safer for me, if the award be strict, That I am something underrated here, Poor this long while, despised, to speak the truth.
Robert Browning; Hiram CorsonAn Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's PoetryProject Gutenberg ebook #260
Except as otherwise provided by this title, the court may also award a reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party as part of the costs.
Library of Congress. Copyright Office; United StatesCopyright Law of the United States of America Contained in Title 17 of the United States CodeProject Gutenberg ebook #252