award

Plural: awards

Noun

• a grant made by a law court
  • "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
• a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  • "an award for bravery"
• something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
• A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
• The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
• Funding that has been granted for the conduct of a research project.
• A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
• A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

Verb

Verb Forms: awarded, awarding, awards

• To grant something as due or merited.
• give, especially as an honor or reward
• give as judged due or on the basis of merit
  • "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"
  • "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff"
• To determine; to make or grant an award.
• To give (an award).
• To give (a person) an award.
• To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.
• (in an examination) To give marks for a correct answer.

Examples

• Do not award marks for data from previous questions.
• Four or five of these medals are awarded every year.
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
• He was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature.
• I award myself bonus points for using all seven tiles in Scrabble.
• The arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.

Synonyms

accolade, awarding, grant, honor, honour, laurels, present, prize, adjudge, bestow, crown

Anagrams of award