prize

prize
prize1 W2S2 [praız] n
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: prise, an earlier form of price; PRICE1]
1.) something that is given to someone who is successful in a competition, race, game of chance etc
In this month's competition you could win a prize worth £3000.
The first prize has gone to Dr John Gentle.
prize for
The prize for best photography has been won by a young Dutch photographer.
Scientists from Oxford shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1945.
The prizes are awarded (=given) every year to students who have shown original thinking in their work.
2.) something that is very valuable to you or that it is very important to have
Fame was the prize.
3.) no prizes for guessing sth
spoken used to say that it is very easy to guess something
No prizes for guessing what she was wearing.
prize 2
prize2 adj [only before noun]
1.) good enough to win a prize or having won a prize
He has spent months cultivating what he hopes are prize flowers.
2.) very good or important
The Picasso painting is a prize exhibit in the museum.
3.) prize money
money that is given to the person who wins a competition, race etc
4.) a prize idiot/fool informal
a complete idiot, fool etc
prize 3
prize3 v [T]
1.) to think that someone or something is very important or valuable
He is someone who prizes truth and decency above all things.
The company's shoes are highly prized by fashion conscious youngsters.
2.) the American spelling of ↑prise

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  • Prize — (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prize — n 1: property (as a ship) lawfully captured in time of war 2: the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • prize — prize1 [prīz] vt. prized, prizing [ME pris: see PRICE] 1. Obs. to set a value upon; price 2. to value highly; esteem n. 1. something offered or given to the winner of a contest 2. something won in a game of cha …   English World dictionary

  • Prize — Prize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prizing}.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See {Price}, and cf. {Praise}.] [Formerly written also {prise}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. To set or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prize — [adj] best award winning, champion, choice, cream*, elite, fat*, first class*, firstrate*, outstanding, pick, prime, top, topnotch, winning; concept 574 Ant. worst prize [n1] award, winnings accolade, acquirement, acquisition, advantage, blue… …   New thesaurus

  • prize — Ⅰ. prize [1] ► NOUN 1) a thing given as a reward to a winner or in recognition of an outstanding achievement. 2) something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve. ► ADJECTIVE 1) having been or likely to be awarded a prize. 2)… …   English terms dictionary

  • Prize — Prize, n. [F. prix price. See 3d {Prize}. ] Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prize — Prize, v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also {prise}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prize# — prize n *premium, award, reward, meed, guerdon, bounty, bonus Analogous words: recompensing or recompense, compensation (see corresponding verbs at PAY): winning or winnings (see GET) Antonyms: forfeit prize vb value, treasure, cherish,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • prize — n *spoil, booty, plunder, loot, swag …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • prize — see prise …   Modern English usage

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