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

Published when its author was 28 years old, the slim, elliptical volume played a central role in Camus winning the Nobel Prize for literature at a time when that distinction still meant something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Her grandfather - Dudley Herschbach – won a Nobel Prize in chemistry.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

"The Ig Nobel Prize makes research visible, and does so with a wink," Puhan said in the statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

For that, the survey deserved a Nobel Prize.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher