prize prize

  • 71prize — prize1 /pruyz/, n. 1. a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition. 2. something that is won in a lottery or the like. 3. anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued. 4. something seized or captured, esp. an… …

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  • 72prize — Anything offered as a reward of contest. A reward offered to the person who, among several persons or among the public at large, shall first (or best) perform a certain undertaking or accomplish certain conditions. An award or recompense for some …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 73Prize Patrol — The Prize Patrol is the team from Publishers Clearing House that knocks on the door of a recent entrant of the company s sweepstakes and surprises them with the news that they have won a large cash prize.The Prize Patrol was founded in 1988 by… …

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  • 74prize — ap·prize; ap·prize·ment; dis·prize; prize; prize·less; prize·man; mis·prize; com·prize; en·ter·prize; prize·able; …

    English syllables

  • 75prize — 1. n. & v. n. 1 something that can be won in a competition or lottery etc. 2 a reward given as a symbol of victory or superiority. 3 something striven for or worth striving for (missed all the great prizes of life). 4 (attrib.) a to which a prize …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 76prize — English has four words prize. The one meaning ‘reward’ [16] is essentially the same word as price. This was originally pris, mirroring its immediate Old French ancestor pris. It became prise, to indicate the length of its vowel i, and in the 16th …

    Word origins

  • 77prize — I. /praɪz / (say pruyz) noun 1. a reward of victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition. 2. that which is won in a lottery or the like. 3. anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued. –adjective 4. that has gained a prize; …

  • 78prize — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pris prize, price more at price Date: 14th century 1. something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance; also premium 1d 2. something exceptionally desirable 3. archaic a contest for a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 79Prize court — A prize court is a court (or even a single individual, such as an ambassador or consul) authorized to consider whether or not a ship has been lawfully captured or seized in time of war or under the terms of the seizing ship s letters of marque… …

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  • 80Prize Bond — A Prize Bond is a non interest bearing security issued on behalf of the Minister for Finance of the Republic of Ireland by the Prize Bond Company Limited . Funds raised are used to offset government borrowing and are refundable to the bond owner …

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