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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
3.
something awarded, as a payment or medal.
4.
Law.
a.
a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.
b.
the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.
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Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English awarden < Anglo-French awarder, equivalent to a- a-4 + warder ≪ Germanic; compare Old English weardian to guard, ward; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, derivative of awarder
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English awarden < Anglo-French awarder, equivalent to a- a-4 + warder ≪ Germanic; compare Old English weardian to guard, ward; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, derivative of awarder
Related forms
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
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Example Sentences
- The award will go to a performer selected by a board created for the show, and will be based on career-long work in comedy.
- They laughed that he recently skipped an award ceremony because not enough people were going to see him accept the award.
- The widespread, if not universal, approval of the award in the region suggests that he is winning the argument.
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Word Origin & History
award
late 14c., "decide after careful observation," from Anglo-Fr. awarder, from O.N.Fr. eswarder (O.Fr. esguarder) "decide, examine" (after careful consideration), from es- "out" + guarder "to watch" (see guard (n.)). The noun meaning "something awarded" is first attested 1590s.
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