prize
1a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
something that is won in a lottery or the like.
anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued.
something seized or captured, especially an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime.
the act of taking or capturing, especially a ship at sea.
Archaic. a contest or match.
having won a prize: a prize bull; a prize play.
worthy of a prize.
given or awarded as a prize.
being an excellent example of something, especially something undesirable: He makes his daughter's husband feel like a prize idiot whenever they get together.
Origin of prize
1synonym study For prize
Other words for prize
Other definitions for prize (2 of 3)
to value or esteem highly.
to estimate the worth or value of.
Origin of prize
2Other definitions for prize (3 of 3)
or prise
Origin of prize
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How to use prize in a sentence
Alternatively, you could have added up the total amount of prize money across all the cases and then divided by 30.
If your emails contain words like “rich”, “deal”, “prize”, “purchase”, “order”, and more.
Email marketing in 2020: Four key things that made the difference | Toby Nwazor | November 19, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe ultimate prize here, though, is whether such brands can use Amazon as a launching pad to attract consumers all on their own merit and through their own channels.
Investors are betting that the next Warby Parker will spring from Amazon | Lucinda Shen | November 18, 2020 | FortuneRather than award you the prize money associated with that clue, it instead allows you to double your current winnings or wager up to $1,000 should you have less than that.
Can You Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory? | Zach Wissner-Gross | November 13, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightEric Church’s winChurch always plays it so cool under those sunglasses, but it’s a pretty big deal to any artist to win entertainer of the year, the most prestigious prize during country music’s biggest moment in the national spotlight.
CMA Awards 2020: Complete list of winners, best and worst moments | Emily Yahr | November 12, 2020 | Washington Post
Cuban athletes have been highly prized in the U.S. despite the embargo—and even because of it.
Is Major League Baseball Ready For Cuba’s Players? | Ben Jacobs | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring the colonial period the Punjabi Muslims formed the prized martial class for the British Raj.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’? | Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnsurprisingly many of the prized lots relate to the Second World War.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts spine, too, “‘hubbed’ as the most prized European classics are,” is decorated with delicate gold squiggles and a star.
Vincent unlocks the glass case and pulls out his $3.2 million prized possession.
The Holy Grail of Comic Books Hid in Plain Site at New York Comic Con | Sujay Kumar | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the new Marshal cared little for the life of a courtier, much as he prized his military distinctions.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIf he had lost a son, he had found, what he seems to have prized quite as much, a fertile theme for invective.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayHere they prized up one side of the track to a height of four feet, placing a secure foundation under it.
The next morning I went off and bought two dress-suitcases and a straw basket, which were to hold my most prized treasures.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianHis orations were most highly prized by the ancients, who wrote innumerable commentaries on them, most of which are lost.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for prize (1 of 3)
/ (praɪz) /
a reward or honour for victory or for having won a contest, competition, etc
(as modifier): prize jockey; prize essay
something given to the winner of any game of chance, lottery, etc
something striven for
any valuable property captured in time of war, esp a vessel
Origin of prize
1British Dictionary definitions for prize (2 of 3)
/ (praɪz) /
(tr) to esteem greatly; value highly
Origin of prize
2British Dictionary definitions for prize (3 of 3)
/ (praɪz) /
a variant spelling of prise
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