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award

[ uh-wawrd ]

verb (used with object)

  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.



noun

  1. something awarded, as a payment or medal.
  2. Law.
    1. a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.
    2. the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.

award

/ əˈ·Éɔ˻å /

verb

  1. to give (something due), esp as a reward for merit

    to award prizes

  2. law to declare to be entitled, as by decision of a court of law or an arbitrator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something awarded, such as a prize or medal

    an award for bravery

  2. (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award )
  3. law
    1. the decision of an arbitrator
    2. a grant made by a court of law, esp of damages in a civil action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹ËŒ·É²¹°ù»åˈ±ð±ð, noun
  • ²¹Ëˆ·É²¹°ù»å²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ²¹Ëˆ·É²¹°ù»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹Â··É²¹°ù»åa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ²¹Â··É²¹°ù»åa·²ú±ô±ð adverb
  • ²¹Â··É²¹°ù»åİù noun
  • ³¾¾±²õa··É²¹°ù»å verb (used with object)
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·²¹Â··É²¹°ù»å noun
  • un²¹Â··É²¹°ù»åa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôa··É²¹°ù»åĻå adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-²¹Â··É²¹°ù»åĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of award1

First recorded in 1250–1300; (for the verb) Middle English awarden, from Anglo-French awarder; equivalent to a- 4 + ward; (for the noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French, derivative of awarder
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of award1

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