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awardee

 [uh-wawr-dee, uh-wawr-dee]  

a·ward·ee

   [uh-wawr-dee, uh-wawr-dee]
noun
the recipient of an award.
Origin:
award + -ee
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award (əˈwɔːd)
 
—vb
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
 
—n
3.  something awarded, such as a prize or medal: an award for bravery
4.  (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award)
5.  law
 a.  the decision of an arbitrator
 b.  a grant made by a court of law, esp of damages in a civil action
 
[C14: from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Old Northern French eswarder to decide after investigation, from es-ex-1 + warder to observe; see ward]
 
a'wardable
 
—adj
 
award'ee
 
—n
 
a'warder
 
—n

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