prize prize
81prize — I [[t]praɪz[/t]] n. 1) a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition 2) something won in a lottery or the like 3) anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued 4) something seized or captured, esp. an enemy s ship …
82prize money — noun any money given as a prize (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑prize, ↑award * * * noun 1. a. : a part of the proceeds of a captured ship or other property taken as a prize that was formerly divided among the officers and men of the ship making the… …
83prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war. [1785 95, Amer.] * * * ▪ international law a municipal (national) court in which the legality of captures of goods and vessels at sea and related questions are determined.… …
84prize — I n. 1) to award, give a prize 2) to distribute prizes 3) to receive, win a prize 4) a booby; consolation; door prize II (BE) see pry2, 3 * * * [praɪz] consolation door prize give a prize …
85prize — {{11}}prize (n.1) reward, 1590s, alteration of Middle English prise (c.1300 in this sense; see PRICE (Cf. price) (n.)). Prize fighter is from 1703; prize fight from 1824. Prized highly esteemed is from 1530s. {{12}}prize (n.2) something taken by… …
86prize — 1. noun 1) an art prize Syn: award, reward, premium, purse; trophy, medal; honor, accolade, crown, laurels, palm 2) (prizes) the prizes of war Syn …
87prize*/*/ — [praɪz] noun [C] I a reward that you get for being successful in a competition, or for being good at something the Nobel Prize for chemistry[/ex] Peter Turnbull won first prize (= the prize that is given to the person who is first in a… …
88prize — Synonyms and related words: Academy Award, Nobel Prize, Oscar, accolade, accord respect to, admire, adore, aim, ambition, apotheosize, appraise, appreciate, apprize, arch, ascribe importance to, assay, assess, award, bar, barrow, beam, best,… …
89prize ring — noun a square ring where boxers fight • Syn: ↑boxing ring • Topics: ↑boxing, ↑pugilism, ↑fisticuffs • Hypernyms: ↑ring * * * noun …
90Prize For Freedom — The Prize For Freedom is an an annual prize presented by the Liberal International since 1985. With the prize the organization honors an individual which has made an outstanding contribution to human rights and political freedoms.Awards* 1985… …
