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noun

a prize, usually of minor value, given to the loser or runner-up in a contest, competition, etc., or to all losers who have performed well or met certain standards.

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Origin of consolation prize

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby consolation prize

consociate, consociation, consocies, consol, consolation, consolation prize, Consolato del Mare, consolatory, console, console game, console table

How to use consolation prize in a sentence

If he isn’t, the consolation prize is Henry or Austin Ekeler.
Fantasy Football beginner’s guide: The best draft picks for Rounds 1-3|Neil Greenberg|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
That should help produce a desperate battle for the playoffs over the rest of the schedule, since there’s almost no chance that the East’s runner-up could be good enough to snag a wild-card consolation prize if it doesn’t win the division.
The NL East Is Suddenly Very Interesting|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 13, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
That’s particularly true when a team snags an elite prospect like Buffalo did with Eichel, who has been more than merely the consolation prize behind fellow 2015 draftee and current Best Player in the NHL Connor McDavid.
Everything That Could Go Wrong For The Buffalo Sabres Has Gone Wrong|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|March 24, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
There are few to no suitable free agent consolation prizes available when it comes to the available left tackles.
NFL free agency: QB trades become official, and Mitchell Trubisky goes to the Bills|Mark Maske|March 18, 2021|Washington Post

Darnold could then become something of a consolation prize, assuming another team still thinks he can turn things around.
Interested in Sam Darnold? Jets GM has a message: Call me.|Des Bieler|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
For some parents no consolation prize is great enough to trade precious time with their families.
How Republicans Can Win the Equal Pay Debate|Keli Goff|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he might have to settle for the best-foreign-film Oscar as a consolation prize.
Oscar’s Best Director: Steven Spielberg vs. David O. Russell|Ramin Setoodeh|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.
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When Gerald Ford picked Nelson Rockefeller as vice president from 1974 to 1977, it was a consolation prize to a burned-out boom.
House Republicans Hold Their Noses About Mitt Romney|John Batchelor|November 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They left in a huff, taking all the computers and office equipment as a consolation prize.
Civil War Looms in Ivory Coast|Firouzeh Afsharnia|January 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Eternal punishment wasn't provided as a consolation prize for anybody, so far as I know.
Possession|Laurence Housman
As you see, he is no beauty, and he'll never wear the stick pin unless it's given for a consolation prize.
Peggy Raymond's Way|Harriet Lummis Smith
He did need some consolation prize, and anyway he persuaded me to let him have an aeroplane.
In Apple-Blossom Time|Clara Louise Burnham
However, as a consolation prize, and as I was leaving, the headmaster gave me a second prize.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
"A consolation prize; open it after you start," he whispered.
Six Girls and the Tea Room|Marion Ames Taggart

British Dictionary definitions for consolation prize

consolation prize

noun

a prize given to console a loser of a game

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