prize
1a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
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.
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.
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Other definitions for prize (2 of 3)
to value or esteem highly.
to estimate the worth or value of.
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2Other definitions for prize (3 of 3)
or prise
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How to use prize in a sentence
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.
Contestants will compete for a SpaceX trip to the International Space Station in new reality TV show | Darrell Etherington | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchIt went on to win sci-fi writing’s most prestigious prize, the Hugo Award.
These are all the ways Chinese fans think Netflix will ruin “The Three-Body Problem” | Jane Li | September 5, 2020 | QuartzWhether 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.
Climate change probably contributed to the woolly rhino’s rapid demise | Sara Kiley Watson | August 25, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOrganizers said those prizes will be replaced with a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and a Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance.
Berlin Film Festival will make acting prizes gender neutral next year | radmarya | August 24, 2020 | FortuneThe organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year.
Berlin Film Festival will make acting prizes gender neutral next year | radmarya | August 24, 2020 | Fortune
Fred Logevall at Cornell won the Pulitzer prize and is a diplomatic historian; he just started a book on Kennedy.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo I remember when Altman won the prize, he went up and said some version of, “Too little, too late.”
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe prize will not be replaced if lost, mutilated, or stolen.
The Daily Beast Company LLC The New Alphas Sweepstakes Official Rules | | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis week, on December 10th, Human Rights Day, she will receive the Nobel prize—the youngest person ever to be honored.
Promoting Girls’ Education Isn’t Enough: Malala Can Do More | Paula Kweskin | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile the winners will take home the prize money and title, the eliminated contestants can hardly be considered losers.
Inside ‘The Sex Factor’: Where 16 Men and Women Vie For Porn Immortality | Aurora Snow | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo add point to this success, he knew that the victor of Montebello was straining every nerve to gain this very prize.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonWhoever succeeded in getting the ring on his stick won the game, and carried the prize home as a sign of victory.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeIke had read the "Herald," with all about "the great prize fight" in it, and had become entirely carried away with it.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousNever before had so dazzling a prize shimmered before him in the near distance.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeIt is almost unnecessary to add, that the porter had his share well paid, and that the fisherman got the full value for his prize.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various
British Dictionary definitions for prize (1 of 3)
/ (praɪz) /
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
Origin of prize
1British Dictionary definitions for prize (2 of 3)
/ (praɪz) /
(tr) to esteem greatly; value highly
Origin of prize
2British Dictionary definitions for prize (3 of 3)
/ (praɪz) /
a variant spelling of prise
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