award

[ uh-wawrd ]
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verb (used with object)
  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 awarded damages of $100,000.

noun
  1. something awarded, as a payment or medal.

  2. Law.

    • a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.

    • the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.

Origin of award

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; (for the verb) Middle English awarden, from Anglo-French awarder; equivalent to a-4 + ward; (for the noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French, derivative of awarder

Other words from award

  • a·ward·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • a·ward·a·ble, adverb
  • a·ward·er, noun
  • mis·a·ward, verb (used with object)
  • su·per·a·ward, noun
  • un·a·ward·a·ble, adjective
  • un·a·ward·ed, adjective
  • well-a·ward·ed, adjective

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How to use award in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for award

award

/ (əˈwɔːd) /


verb(tr)
  1. to give (something due), esp as a reward for merit: to award prizes

  2. law to declare to be entitled, as by decision of a court of law or an arbitrator

noun
  1. something awarded, such as a prize or medal: an award for bravery

  2. (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award)

  1. law

    • the decision of an arbitrator

    • a grant made by a court of law, esp of damages in a civil action

Origin of award

1
C14: from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Old Northern French eswarder to decide after investigation, from es- ex- 1 + warder to observe; see ward

Derived forms of award

  • awardable, adjective
  • awardee, noun
  • awarder, noun

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