prize

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/pɹaɪz/

noun 6verb 4adj 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

big, great, prestigious | special

coveted

Winning a coveted prize in the science competition was the highlight of his entire school year.

glittering

She spent years pursuing the glittering prizes that her successful older sister had already won.

first, top | runner-up, second | consolation

booby

Last year's office party gave me the booby prize for arriving the latest.

cash, money

VERB + PRIZE

award (sb), give (sb)

present

The school presented the prize to the student who wrote the best essay.

get, receive, take, win | accept

PRIZE + VERB

go to sb/sth

The scholarship prize went to a student from our local high school.

be worth sth

The scholarship prize was worth $50,000 to the winning student.

PRIZE + NOUN

winner (also prizewinner) | money | draw

PREP

~ for

She received a special prize for her outstanding bravery during the emergency.

(verb.)

PREP

above

She prized her grandmother's antique ring above all her other possessions.

That young player is prized as one of the most talented athletes in the country.

for

Ancient coins are highly prized for their historical value and rarity.

PHRASES

highly/much prized

Antique furniture from that era is highly prized by collectors around the world.

Definitions

noun

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

[…] wherefore he now begunne To challenge her anew, as his owne prize, Whom formerly he had in battell wonne,

Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.

Having taken all the Treasure on Board their own Ships, and plundered their Prize of every Thing elſe they either wanted or liked, they let her go; ſhe not being able to continue her Voyage, returned back: […]

An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

I fought and conquer’d, yet have lost the prize.

That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

Cecil Rhodes […] was never tired of impressing upon one that the fact of being an Englishman was “the greatest prize in the lottery of life,” and that it was that thought which always sustained him when he was troubled.

Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

verb

To consider highly valuable; to esteem.

[…] I Beyond all limit of what else i’ the world Do love, prize, honour you.

I pris’d your Person, but your Crown disdain.

To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

[…] no life, I prize it not a straw, but for mine honour,

[…] a goodly price that I was prized at.

To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.

‘Find some other black boxes to prize open.’

To compete in a prizefight.

adj

Having won a prize; award-winning.

a prize vegetable

First-rate; exceptional.

He was a prize fool.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — something given as a token of victory

trophy

noun — goods or money obtained illegally

noun — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or c

award

verb — regard highly

verb — to move or force, especially in an effort to get something o

verb — hold dear

adjective — of superior grade

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

booby prize

A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.

At the end of the conference, they awarded him with a rubber chicken as a booby prize for complaining the loudest.

no prize for guessing

Used to form expressions emphasizing the unsurprising nature of what follows

You get no prize for guessing what happened when the spider landed on her plate.

eyes on the prize

Concentration on one's goal; mindfulness of the desired outcome.

[Abbas's] tenure would be taken as an opportunity by various Young Turks to cement their own claims. Men such as Gaza security chieftain Mohammed Dahlan and his former West Bank co

Example Bank

[…] wherefore he now begunne To challenge her anew, as his owne prize, Whom formerly he had in battell wonne,

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I fought and conquer’d, yet have lost the prize.

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[…] I Beyond all limit of what else i’ the world Do love, prize, honour you.

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I pris’d your Person, but your Crown disdain.

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‘[…] An old broken cup has no value. No one prizes it.’ ‘I prize it. It’s my museum, not yours.’

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, prize is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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