Award

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To grant as merited or due: awarded prizes to the winners.
  • v. To give as legally due: awarded damages to the plaintiff.
  • n. Something awarded or granted, as for merit.
  • n. A decision, such as one made by a judge or arbitrator.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  • n. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  • n. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
  • n. Care, keeping.
  • n. A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
  • v. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
  • v. To determine; to make or grant an award.
  • v. to give an award (prize) for merit
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge.
  • verb-intransitive. To determine; to make an award.
  • n. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  • n. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To adjudge to be due; assign or bestow as of right; give by judicial determination or deliberate judgment, especially upon arbitration or umpirage: as, to award the prizes at a school examination; the arbitrators awarded him heavy damages.
  • To sentence; adjudge or determine the doom of.
  • In a general sense, to permit the possession of; allow; allot; yield.
  • n. A decision after examination and deliberation; a judicial sentence; especially, the decision of arbitrators on points submitted to them, or the document containing such a decision.
  • n. That which is awarded or assigned by such a decision, as a medal for merit, or a sum of money as damages, etc.
  • To guard.
  • To ward off.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
  • v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
  • n. a grant made by a law court
  • v. give, especially as an honor or reward
  • n. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  • Verb Form
    awarded    awarding    awards   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    awarded    awarding    awarder    awardee   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adjudge    determine    apportion    crown   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ford    Lord    Verwoerd    Ward    abhorred    aboard    accord    adored    afford    board   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    prize    medal    honors    winner    contribution    grant    promotion    decision    program    appointment