award

American  

[uh-wawrd] / əˈwɔrd /

verb (used with object)

1. to give as due or merited; assign or bestow.

   to award prizes.

2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration.

   The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000.

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noun

1. something awarded, as a payment or medal.

2. Law.

   1. a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.

   2. the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.

award British  

/ əˈwɔːd /

verb

1. to give (something due), esp as a reward for merit

   to award prizes

2. law to declare to be entitled, as by decision of a court of law or an arbitrator

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noun

1. something awarded, such as a prize or medal

   an award for bravery

2. (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award )

3. law

   1. the decision of an arbitrator

   2. a grant made by a court of law, esp of damages in a civil action

Other Word Forms

• awardability noun
• awardable adverb
• awardee noun
• awarder noun
• misaward verb (used with object)
• superaward noun
• unawardable adjective
• unawarded adjective
• well-awarded adjective

Etymology

Origin of award

First recorded in 1250–1300; (for the verb) Middle English awarden, from Anglo-French awarder; equivalent to a- ⁴ + ward; (for the noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French, derivative of awarder

Related Words

• accolade
• citation
• decision
• donation
• endowment
• gift
• gold
• grant
• honor
• presentation
• scholarship
• trophy
• verdict