Word Frequency
prize1 (praɪz
)
Definitions
noun
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- a reward or honour for victory or for having won a contest, competition, etc
- (as modifier) ⇒
prize jockey
,prize essay
- something given to the winner of any game of chance, lottery, etc
- something striven for
- any valuable property captured in time of war, esp a vessel
Word Origin
C14: from Old French prise a capture, from Latin prehendere to seize; influenced also by Middle English prise reward; see priceprize2 (praɪz
)
Definitions
verb
- tr to esteem greatly; value highly
Word Origin
C15 prise, from Old French preisier to praiseprise or prize (praɪz
)
Definitions
verb
- to force open by levering
- to extract or obtain with difficulty ⇒
they had to prise the news out of him
noun
- (rare (or dialect) a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed
Word Origin
C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see prize1Translations for 'prize'
- British English: prize A prize is something valuable, such as money or a trophy, that is given to the winner of a game or competition.He won first prize.praɪz NOUN
- Arabic: جَائِزَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: prêmio
- Chinese: 奖赏
- Croatian: nagrada
- Czech: cenaodměna
- Danish: præmie
- Dutch: prijsbeloning
- European Spanish: premio
- Finnish: palkintovoitettu
- French: prixconcours
- German: PreisGewinn
- Greek: έπαθλο
- Italian: premio
- Japanese: 賞
- Korean: 상
- Norwegian: premie
- Polish: nagroda
- Portuguese: prémio
- Romanian: premiu premii
- Russian: приз
- Spanish: premio
- Swedish: pris
- Thai: รางวัล
- Turkish: ödül
- Ukrainian: приз
- Vietnamese: giải thưởng
- British English: prize Something that is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality. VERBMilitary figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors.
- Brazilian Portuguese: valorizar
- Chinese: 青睐青睐睞
- European Spanish: apreciar
- French: priser
- German: schätzen
- Italian: valutare
- Japanese: 尊重する
- Korean: 귀하게 여겨지다
- Portuguese: valorizar
- Spanish: apreciar
Example Sentences Including 'prize'
But Mullins remains convinced the enigmatic star truly stays the Gold Cup trip and can win steeplechasing's greatest prize.Irish Times (2002)
Great Houses of Europe would win my prize for the most beautiful architectural book of the year.Country Life (2004)
He could have had the pick of three or four thousand prize tarts in any town he sang in.Passion in the Peak
One of five amateurs in the field, the prize for him is the silver cup awarded to the low amateur.Irish Times (2002)
Peter may have fallen slightly on the sword in order to get the bigger prize of the corporate head office, which is pretty noble really.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Sir Richard was looking at me intently, like a fancier examining a prize pigeon.The Gwen John Sculpture
The deliverymen assured Flora the prize was hers, that Harrods would absorb any possible error.SOMEBODY (2002)
Try your luck, hit three ducks in a row and you get a prize.THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
When she arrived to collect her prize , the DJ handed her a four-inch model of the car instead.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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