Nobel Prize

American  

[noh-bel prahyz, noh-bel] / ˈnoʊ bɛl ˈpraɪz, noʊˈbɛl /

noun

1. any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel: for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and the promotion of peace.

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Nobel prize British  

noun

1. a prize for outstanding contributions to chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, economics, and peace that may be awarded annually. It was established in 1901, the prize for economics being added in 1969. The recipients are chosen by an international committee centred in Sweden, except for the peace prize which is awarded in Oslo by a committee of the Norwegian parliament

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Example Sentences

The film tracks his team’s revolutionary work predicting the structure of nearly all known proteins, a breakthrough that was later rewarded with the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

From The Wall Street Journal

As he plotted out the film, Kohs grabbed a Sharpie, drew a medal with a ribbon and pinned the notecard to his research board, manifesting his dream ending: a Nobel Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal

That epiphany to “fold everything” led to opening the AlphaFold system to the entire scientific research community and—cue the ABBA—a Nobel Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A Nobel Prize can neither be revoked, shared, nor transferred to others. Once the announcement has been made, the decision stands for all time,” the Nobel Peace Prize center said in a Jan. 9 statement.

From Salon

"Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others," the committee said in a statement last week.

From BBC