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

Han Kang's historic Nobel Prize win in 2024 aside, women's voices haven't always been that prominent in Korean writing.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Physicist Alain Aspect was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2022 for his experiments with entangled photons, the framework Pasqal was built upon.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

When I was reporting on Nobel Prize predictions years ago, I often cited the odds for potential winners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Their discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985 and paved the way for statins, the most widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs today.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Libby’s idea was so useful that he would be awarded a Nobel Prize for it in 1960.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson