PRIZE
\pɹˈa͡ɪz], \pɹˈaɪz], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_z]\
Definitions of PRIZE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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goods or money obtained illegally
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something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
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regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
By Princeton University
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That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
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An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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A contest for a reward; competition.
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To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.
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To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
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To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.
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Estimation; valuation.
By Oddity Software
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A reward offered or won in a contest; that which is taken from an enemy in war, especially a captured vessel; anything worth striving for.
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To value highly; to seize in war, as a vessel.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which is taken or gained by competition: anything taken from an enemy in war: a captured vessel: that which is won in a lottery: anything offered for competition: a reward.
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To set a price on: to value: to value highly.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French, Latin] Something taken from another ;-any thing captured by a belligerent using the right of war ; especially, a captured vessel ;-any thing carried off as the result or award of a contest ; any thing offered to be competed for ; - that which is won in a lottery;-hence, any thing worth striving for ;-any thing obtained as a mark of excellence in competition.
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n. A lever ; also, the hold of a lever.