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   prize

   /prīz/

   noun

   • 1. a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement: "Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art" Similar awardrewardpremiumtrophycupmedalplateshieldhonoraccoladecrownlaurelsbayspalmjackpotbonanzapursewinningssweepstakeinformal:potdated:garlandarchaic:guerdonprey
   • ▪ a thing, especially an amount of money or a valuable object, that can be won in a game of chance: "the grand prize in the drawing"
   • ▪ something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve: "the prize will be victory in the general election"
   • 2. an enemy ship captured during the course of naval warfare: historical "the sloop had been taken as a prize"

   adjective

   • 1. having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition: "a prize bull" Similar championaward-winningprize-winningwinningtoptop-classtop-tierfirst-classfirst-ratechoicequalityselectbestOpposite second-rate
   • ▪ denoting something for which a prize is awarded: "a prize crossword"
   • ▪ excellent of its kind; outstanding: "a prize example of how well organic farming can function" Similar outstandingexcellentsuperlativesuperbsupremevery goodprimefinemagnificentmarvelouswonderfulinformal:greatterrifictremendousfantastictop-notchA1
   • ▪ complete; utter: "you must think I'm a prize idiot" Similar uttercompletetotalabsoluterealperfectpositiveveritableinformal:rightbloodyfairarchaic:arrant

   verb

   • 1. value extremely highly: "the berries were prized for their healing properties"

   Word Origin Middle English: the noun, a variant of price; the verb (originally in the sense ‘estimate the value of’) from Old French pris-, stem of preisier ‘to praise, appraise’ (see praise).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Znaczenie Prize, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     PRIZE definicja: 1. something valuable, such as an amount of...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     PRIZE translate: giải thưởng, phần thưởng, đánh giá cao....

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     PRIZE translate: جائِزة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

     PRIZE definition: 1. something valuable that is given to...

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   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”. synonyms: award. see more. noun. something given as a token of victory. synonyms: trophy. see more.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPRIZE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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