Award

  • 21award — [[t]əwɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ awards, awarding, awarded 1) N COUNT: oft supp N, N for n An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well. ...the Booker prize, Britain s top award for fiction... She presented a bravery… …

    English dictionary

  • 22award — a|ward1 [ ə wɔrd ] noun count *** 1. ) a prize or other reward that is given to someone who has achieved something: She won the Player of the Year award. award for: an award for outstanding services to the industry 2. ) an amount of money or a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23award — /əˈwɔd / (say uh wawd) verb (t) 1. to adjudge to be due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes. 2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgement, as in arbitration. –noun 3. something awarded, as a medal or prize …

  • 24award — {{11}}award (n.) late 14c., decision after consideration, from Anglo Fr. award, O.Fr. esguard, from esguarder (see AWARD (Cf. award) (v.)). Meaning something awarded is first attested 1590s. {{12}}award (v.) late 14c., decide after careful… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 25award — /ə wɔ:d/ noun something given by a court, tribunal or other official body, especially when settling a dispute or claim ● an award by an industrial tribunal ● The arbitrator’s award was set aside on appeal. ● The latest pay award has been… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 26award — awardability, n. awardable, adv. awarder, n. /euh wawrd /, v.t. 1. to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes. 2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration: The plaintiff was… …

    Universalium

  • 27Award — A|ward 〈[əwɔ:d] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 von einem Expertenausschuss verliehener Preis; der Award für den besten Song wurde einer Boygroup verliehen; Academy Award; Design Award; National Book Award [Etym.: engl., »Preis, Auszeichnung«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 28award — 1 noun (C) 1 something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done: Meryl Streep won the best actress award. 2 something, especially money, that is officially given to someone as a payment or judgment:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29award*/*/ — [əˈwɔːd] noun [C] I 1) a prize that is given to someone who has achieved something She won the Player of the Year award.[/ex] an award for outstanding services to the industry[/ex] 2) an amount of money that is given by a court of law or other… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 30award — 01. Her daughter won an [award] for getting the top marks in her class. 02. The court [awarded] her $200,000 after she was struck by a car while crossing the street. 03. Her paintings have won [awards] in numerous art shows. 04. A young Vancouver …

    Grammatical examples in English