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awarda prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈwɔːrd/

Korean meaning: 성취를 인정하여 주는 상, 상장, 포상

Korean pronunciation: 어**워**드

Example Sentences

  • My cat won the 'Laziest Pet Award' for sleeping 23 hours a day.
  • The Nobel Peace Award is one of the most prestigious honors in the world.
  • The court awarded the plaintiff a million dollars for emotional distress.

award

NOUN

//əˈwɔːrd//

a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement

award concept
💡 Concept

She receives a gold medal award on the Olympic podium as the crowd cheers.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈwɔːrd/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈwɔːd/

🌳Etymology

Rootward

Origin

From Old North French 'awarder' meaning 'to decide' or 'to adjudge', derived from Germanic roots. The word entered Middle English through Norman French after the 1066 conquest, ultimately tracing back to Proto-Germanic 'ward-' meaning 'to guard' or 'to regard'.

🎵Rhyme

boardswordcordlord
board
sword
cord
lord

🔗Collocations

win an award
prestigious award
award ceremony
award winner
annual award
award damages
merit award

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat won the 'Laziest Pet Award' for sleeping 23 hours a day.

The Nobel Peace Award is one of the most prestigious honors in the world.

The court awarded the plaintiff a million dollars for emotional distress.

😄 Fun example

She created her own award called 'Best Excuse for Being Late' and gave it to herself.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

prizehonorrecognitiontrophymedal

Antonyms

penaltypunishmentfine

Related

ceremonywinnerachievementcompetitionjudge

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