prize

Plural: prizes

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"
goods or money obtained illegally
something given as a token of victory
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
A contest for a reward; competition.
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
Obsolete form of price.

Verb

Verb Forms: prized, prizing, prizes

To value highly; to esteem or appreciate greatly.
hold dear
- "I prize these old photographs"
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
regard highly; think much of
- "We prize his creativity"
To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
To compete in a prizefight.

Adjective Satellite

of superior grade
- "prize carnations"

Adj

Having won a prize; award-winning.
First-rate; exceptional.

Examples

a prize vegetable
He was a prize fool.
Wise Words With Friends players prize board control over simply dumping high-point letters.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English prise, from Old French prise (“a taking, capture, a seizure, a thing seized, a prize, booty, also hold, purchase”), past participle of prendre (“to take, to capture”), from Latin prēndere (“to take, seize”); see prehend. Compare prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, surprise, etc. Doublet of prise.

Synonyms

appreciate, award, booty, choice, dirty money, esteem, jimmy, lever, loot, pillage, plunder, prime, prise, pry, quality, respect, select, swag, treasure, trophy, value

Antonyms

disesteem, disrespect

Scrabble Score: 16

prize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

prize: valid Words With Friends Word