prize

prize: ▪ I. prize prize ¹ [praɪz] noun [countable]

something that is very valuable or important to have:

• With a portfolio of $1 billion, Amerco is an attractive prize.

• The administration has worked behind the scenes to help Turkey win the big prize — EU membership.

[m0] ▪ II. prize prize ² adjective [only before a noun]

the best, most valuable or important:

• In recent weeks, a number of prize assets have been sold.

• the agency's prize client, Coca Cola.

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prize UK US /praɪz/ noun [C]

► something such as an amount of money that is given to a person or organization that wins a competition: »The promotion, launched on a national breakfast show, involves a competition with a daily prize of $10,000.
»A new sponsor has been found to put up the prize money.
»Cash prizes are awarded to winners and runners-up with the Student Journalist of the Year offered a paid summer placement.
a $100,000/£70,000, etc. prize »More than a dozen young interior designers are fighting for the $150,000 prize.
win/get/share a prize »Loan sharks sometimes use tactics which include sending letters to home-owners telling them they've won a prize and urging them to get in touch.
award/offer/present a prize »Each award category offers prizes for small, medium, and large businesses.
top/big/major prize »Several small businesses in the area are challenging for the top prize in the Entrepreneur Award scheme.
first/second/third prize »She won first prize in a literary competition and has just had her first book published.
a prize for sth »The London-based agency has been awarded several prizes for its original and creative advertising campaigns.

► something valuable that people want very much to have: »The huge export order is an important prize to be won.

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prize UK US /praɪz/ adjective [before noun]

► good enough to get a prize: »He had won awards for his prize ranch animals.

► being the most valuable or most important example of its type: prize asset/possession »The group plans to sell off its prize asset, a Russian oil company, at a knockdown price.

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Synonyms:

Reward, premium, guerdon, meed; honors; laurels (pl.), palm, trophy, Estimate, rate, appraise / Capture, Esteem, value highly / Privilege, gain, advantage

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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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