well awarded
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.
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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| —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- | |
| a'wardable | |
| —adj | |
| award'ee | |
| —n | |
| a'warder | |
| —n | |
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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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