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   Prize

   /prīz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement: "Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art" Similar awardrewardpremiumtrophycupmedalplateshieldhonoraccoladecrownlaurelsbayspalmjackpotbonanzapursewinningssweepstakeinformal:potdated:garlandarchaic:guerdonprey
   • ▪ a thing, especially an amount of money or a valuable object, that can be won in a game of chance: "the grand prize in the drawing"
   • ▪ something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve: "the prize will be victory in the general election"
   • 2. an enemy ship captured during the course of naval warfare: historical "the sloop had been taken as a prize"

   adjective

   • 1. having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition: "a prize bull" Similar championaward-winningprize-winningwinningtoptop-classtop-tierfirst-classfirst-ratechoicequalityselectbestOpposite second-rate
   • ▪ denoting something for which a prize is awarded: "a prize crossword"
   • ▪ excellent of its kind; outstanding: "a prize example of how well organic farming can function" Similar outstandingexcellentsuperlativesuperbsupremevery goodprimefinemagnificentmarvelouswonderfulinformal:greatterrifictremendousfantastictop-notchA1
   • ▪ complete; utter: "you must think I'm a prize idiot" Similar uttercompletetotalabsoluterealperfectpositiveveritableinformal:rightbloodyfairarchaic:arrant

   verb

   • 1. value extremely highly: "the berries were prized for their healing properties"

   Word Origin Middle English: the noun, a variant of price; the verb (originally in the sense ‘estimate the value of’) from Old French pris-, stem of preisier ‘to praise, appraise’ (see praise).

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