prize

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"The fact that there will be only 11 prize winners should be made more clear.

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Quick take

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of prize gathered in one view.

noun

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"

noun

goods or money obtained illegally

noun

something given as a token of victory

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for prize.

noun

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"

noun

goods or money obtained illegally

See also: loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag

noun

something given as a token of victory

verb

hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

verb

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

verb

regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

adjective

of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

Example sentences

"The fact that there will be only 11 prize winners should be made more clear.

What if MySQL didn't properly manage their prize levels?

For helping to point this out Mr. Manning deserves a prize, not a punishment.

Someone could win by factoring the RSA public key, but I'm not sure if that would be cheaper than the $200k prize.

When asking when we would find out who won the 5 bitcoin prize for best use of it we were told to contact bitpay.

Some may find the list of people who can nominate someone for the Nobel peace prize interesting.

For a while I was a bit worried that GitHub had just ran away with the prize and no one else was bothering.

Act like she's the superior in the relationship, "the prize" as it were, and she'll lower her view of you.

The irony of a whistleblower trying to escape from the nobel-prize winning president of the United States being nominated for the nobel prize is, well pricelss.

I often cited Robert Whitaker, who is a finalist for the Pulitzer prize for psychiatric journalism, was the former director of publications at HMS, and has written two books on psychiatric medications.