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See more synonyms for award on Thesaurus.com to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration: The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000. Show More
something awarded, as a payment or medal. Law a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence. the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them. Show More
Origin of award 1250–1300; (v.)
Middle English awarden <
Anglo-French awarder, equivalent to
a- a-4 +
warder ≪
Germanic; compare
Old English weardian to guard,
ward ; (noun)
Middle English <
Anglo-French, derivative of
awarder Related forms a·ward·a·bil·i·ty , noun a·ward·a·ble , adverb a·ward·er , noun mis·a·ward , verb (used with object) su·per·a·ward , noun un·a·ward·a·ble , adjective un·a·ward·ed , adjective well-a·ward·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for award trophy ,
gold ,
gift ,
grant ,
presentation ,
decision ,
citation ,
donation ,
accolade ,
verdict ,
endowment ,
honor ,
scholarship ,
reward ,
distribute ,
confer ,
bestow ,
allot ,
donate ,
assign Examples from the Web for award Contemporary Examples of award But I had won the British Award , Best Foreign Actor, so I went.
The award surprised Lewis, but it also struck the right note.
His photography has won more than a hundred award s, including the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography.
He declined to award £30 to Miss Manners for her taxi journey but award ed her £10 travel expenses.
The time is ripe—and right—for action to begin that would divest Russia of the World Cup and award it to another nation.
Historical Examples of award The reader, however, cannot fail to award justice to the wrong-doers.
Here, at the sixth award , let us make an end; all that remains is to set the crown on our discourse.
Instead of this, shall I choose what I well know to be evil, and award that?
We depart again upon your assurance that you cannot award us more.
The officials were vainly striving to quiet the tumult so they could award the prize.
British Dictionary definitions for award to give (something due), esp as a reward for merit to award prizes law to declare to be entitled, as by decision of a court of law or an arbitrator Show More
something awarded, such as a prize or medal an award for bravery (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award ) law the decision of an arbitrator a grant made by a court of law, esp of damages in a civil action Show More
Derived Forms awardable , adjective awardee , noun awarder , noun Word Origin for award C14: from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Old Northern French eswarder to decide after investigation, from es- ex- 1 + warder to observe; see ward
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Word Origin and History for award v. late 14c., "decide after careful observation," from Anglo-French awarder , from Old North French eswarder (Old French esguarder ) "decide, examine" (after careful consideration), from es- "out" + guarder "to watch" (see guard (n.)). Related: Awarded ; awarding .
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n. late 14c., "decision after consideration," from Anglo-French award , Old French esguard , from esguarder (see award (v.)). Meaning "something awarded" is first attested 1590s.
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