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prize
1[ prahyz ]
noun
- a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
Synonyms: premium
- something that is won in a lottery or the like.
- anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued.
- something seized or captured, especially an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime.
- the act of taking or capturing, especially a ship at sea.
- Archaic. a contest or match.
adjective
- having won a prize:
a prize bull; a prize play.
- worthy of a prize.
- given or awarded as a prize.
- being an excellent example of something, especially something undesirable:
He makes his daughter's husband feel like a prize idiot whenever they get together.
prize
2[ prahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to value or esteem highly.
- to estimate the worth or value of.
prize
3[ prahyz ]
noun
prize
1/ praɪz /
prize
2/ praɪz /
verb
- tr to esteem greatly; value highly
prize
3/ praɪz /
noun
- a reward or honour for victory or for having won a contest, competition, etc
- ( as modifier )
prize jockey
prize essay
- something given to the winner of any game of chance, lottery, etc
- something striven for
- any valuable property captured in time of war, esp a vessel
Word History and Origins
Origin of prize1
Word History and Origins
Origin of prize1
Origin of prize2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There’s a reality TV competition show in the works that will feature a 2023 trip to the International Space Station as the grand prize, Deadline reports.
It went on to win sci-fi writing’s most prestigious prize, the Hugo Award.
Whether for a prize or a meal, these animals met their end when they came face-to-face with humans on a scale they never could’ve handled.
Organizers said those prizes will be replaced with a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and a Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance.
The organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year.
Fred Logevall at Cornell won the Pulitzer Prize and is a diplomatic historian; he just started a book on Kennedy.
So I remember when Altman won the prize, he went up and said some version of, “Too little, too late.”
The prize will not be replaced if lost, mutilated, or stolen.
This week, on December 10th, Human Rights Day, she will receive the Nobel Prize—the youngest person ever to be honored.
While the winners will take home the prize money and title, the eliminated contestants can hardly be considered losers.
To add point to this success, he knew that the victor of Montebello was straining every nerve to gain this very prize.
Whoever succeeded in getting the ring on his stick won the game, and carried the prize home as a sign of victory.
Ike had read the "Herald," with all about "the great prize fight" in it, and had become entirely carried away with it.
Never before had so dazzling a prize shimmered before him in the near distance.
It is almost unnecessary to add, that the porter had his share well paid, and that the fisherman got the full value for his prize.
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What are other ways to say prize?
To prize something is to value or esteem it highly. How is prize different from esteem, value, and appreciate? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
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