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prize
Found in thesaurus: gift, stolen property, laurels, honor, accolade, honour, award, consider, reckon, regard, see, view, open up, open
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prize
adj.
valuable, of great worth; unique, outstanding; award-winning, worthy of a reward; given as an award
v.
appreciate, esteem, respect, hold in high regard; estimate value, appraise, assess worth
n.
award, reward, trophy, item won in a competition; booty, loot, plunder; acquisition, property that has been obtained from others
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Prize
A prize is an award to be given to a person, a group of people, or organization to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them. Some prizes are also associated with extravagant awarding ceremonies, such as the Academy Awards.
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prize
Noun
1. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
(synonym) award
(hypernym) gift
(hyponym) scholarship
2. goods or money obtained illegally
(synonym) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag, dirty money
(hypernym) stolen property
(part-meronym) cut
3. something given as a token of victory
(synonym) trophy
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(hyponym) apple of discord
Verb
1. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
(synonym) value, treasure, appreciate
(hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(hyponym) do justice
2. 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"
(synonym) pry, prise, lever, jimmy
(hypernym) open, open up
(entail) loosen, loose
3. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
(synonym) respect, esteem, value, prise
(hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(hyponym) think the world of
Adjective
1. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
(synonym) choice, prime(a), quality, select
(similar) superior
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priz
n.
socket, plug, plug socket, wall plug, switch plug, Jack, outlet, power outlet, power point, receptacle
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prize
příd.jm.
vyznamenaný cenou; prvotřídní
v.
cenit (si); vážit si
n.
cena
