AWARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does award mean? 

• AWARD (noun)
  The noun AWARD has 3 senses:

1. a grant made by a law court

2. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

3. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

  Familiarity information: AWARD used as a noun is uncommon.

• AWARD (verb)
  The verb AWARD has 2 senses:

1. give, especially as an honor or reward

2. give as judged due or on the basis of merit

  Familiarity information: AWARD used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AWARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A grant made by a law court

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

award; awarding

Context example:

he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court

Hypernyms ("award" is a kind of...):

grant; subsidisation; subsidization (the act of providing a subsidy)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "award"):

addiction ((Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels

Context example:

an award for bravery

Hypernyms ("award" is a kind of...):

symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "award"):

prize; trophy (something given as a token of victory)

Prix Goncourt (an award given annually for contributions to French literature)

Prix de Rome (an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome)

Academy Award; Oscar (an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance)

Nobel prize (an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace)

Emmy (an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television)

trophy (an award for success in war or hunting)

decoration; laurel wreath; medal; medallion; palm; ribbon (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)

honorable mention; mention (an official recognition of merit)

distinction (an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority)

citation; commendation (an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement)

cachet; seal; seal of approval (an indication of approved or superior status)

crown; pennant (the award given to the champion)

academic degree; degree (an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study)

aliyah ((Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah)

letter; varsity letter (an award earned by participation in a school sport)

Derivation:

award (give, especially as an honor or reward)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

award; prize

Context example:

the prize was a free trip to Europe

Hypernyms ("award" is a kind of...):

gift (something acquired without compensation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "award"):

fellowship (money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research)

premium (a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.)

prize money (any money given as a prize)

jackpot (any outstanding award)

door prize (tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket)

gratuity (an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation)

scholarship (financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit)

Derivation:

award (give, especially as an honor or reward)

• AWARD (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they award    ... he / she / it awards   
Past simple: awarded   
Past participle: awarded   
-ing form: awarding   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give, especially as an honor or reward

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

award; present

Context example:

bestow honors and prizes at graduation

Hypernyms (to "award" is one way to...):

allocate; apportion (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "award"):

certificate (present someone with a certificate)

bestow; confer (present)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

award (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)

award (something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give as judged due or on the basis of merit

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

award; grant

Context example:

Funds are granted to qualified researchers

Hypernyms (to "award" is one way to...):

give (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "award"):

pension; pension off (grant a pension to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sentence examples:

They award the countryside
They award the money to them

 Context examples 

A bachelor's degree in education awarded to students seeking training to become teachers in primary and secondary schools.

(Bachelor of Education, NCI Thesaurus)

An associate's degree awarded upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years with areas of concentration in mathematics, natural sciences, or technology.

(Associate of Science, NCI Thesaurus)

A bachelor's degree, usually awarded for studies in natural science, pure science, or technology.

(Bachelor of Science, NCI Thesaurus)

P20 Grant can be awarded for a maximum of 3 years of support.

(Cancer Center Planning Grant, NCI Thesaurus)

Funds awarded to certain U.S. institutions by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for them to become cancer centers in the United States, based on scientific merit.

(Cancer Center Support Grant, NCI Dictionary)

An associate's degree awarded upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years with a focus on engineering.

(Associate of Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates that a person has received a degree for completion of the highest award earned for graduate study.

(Academic Doctorate Degree Completion, NCI Thesaurus)

You just came through a new moon in Aquarius, touching off opportunity in your tenth house of honors, awards, and achievement.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Researchers asked 2,289 adults, ages 71 to 82, to identify 12 common smells, awarding scores from zero to as high as 12 based on how many scents they got right.

(Declining Sense of Smell Linked to Risk of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

They are to share a monetary award of SEK9 million (approximately GBP738 thousand or USD910 thousand) from the Nobel Foundation.

(Swedish academy announces 2019 Nobel Prize winners in physics, Wikinews)