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Definitions for Award

[1] to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
[2] to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration: The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000.
[3] something awarded, as a payment or medal.
[4] Law . a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence. the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.
[5] to give (something due), esp as a reward for merit to award prizes
[6] law to declare to be entitled, as by decision of a court of law or an arbitrator
[7] something awarded, such as a prize or medal an award for bravery
[8] (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award )
[9] law the decision of an arbitrator a grant made by a court of law, esp of damages in a civil action

Words related to Award

trophy, gold, gift, grant, presentation, decision, citation, donation, accolade, verdict, endowment, honor, scholarship, reward, distribute, confer, bestow, allot, donate, assign

Words nearby Award

await, awaji, awake, awaken, awakening, award, award wage, awardee, aware, awareness, awash

Origin of Award

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English awarden < Anglo-French awarder, equivalent to a- a-4 + warder ≪ Germanic; compare Old English weardian to guard, ward; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, derivative of awarder

Other words from Award

a·ward·a·bil·i·ty , noun
a·ward·a·ble , adverb
a·ward·er , noun
mis·a·ward , verb (used with object)
su·per·a·ward , noun
un·a·ward·a·ble , adjective
un·a·ward·ed , adjective
well-a·ward·ed , adjective

Word origin for Award

C14: from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Old Northern French eswarder to decide after investigation, from es- ex- 1 + warder to observe; see ward

Synonyms for Award

accolade, citation, decision, donation, endowment, gift, gold, grant, honor, presentation, scholarship, trophy, verdict, adjudication, allotment, bestowal, conferment, conferral, decoration, decree, distinction, order, feather in cap, gold star