Award

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Award \A*ward"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awarded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Awarding}.] [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide,
     judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed,
     keep, fr. OHG. wart[=e]n to watch, guard. See {Ward}.]
     To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or
     apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to


     adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the
     complainant.
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           To review
           The wrongful sentence, and award a new.  --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Award \A*ward"\, v. i.
     To determine; to make an award.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Award \A*ward"\, n. [Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See {Award},
     v. t.]
     1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The
        decision of arbitrators in a case submitted."Impatient for
        the award." --Cowper.
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              An award had been given against.      --Gilpin.
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     2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that
        which is warded. --Bouvier.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  award
       n 1: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of
            compensation by the court" [syn: {awarding}]
       2: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an
          award for bravery" [syn: {accolade}, {honor}, {honour}, {laurels}]
       3: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or
          competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a
          free trip to Europe" [syn: {prize}]
       v 1: give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at
            graduation" [syn: {present}]
       2: give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified
          researchers" [syn: {grant}]
       3: bestow an honor upon

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  133 Moby Thesaurus words for "award":
     Academy Award, Christmas present, Nobel Prize, Oscar, accolade,
     accommodation, accord, accordance, action, administer, afford,
     allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, awarding, badge, bays,
     bestow, bestow on, bestowal, bestowment, birthday present,
     booby prize, box, cadeau, communicate, communication, concede,
     concession, condemnation, confer, conferment, conferral,
     consideration, consolation prize, contribution, deal, deal out,
     decision, decoration, decree, deliverance, delivery, determination,
     diagnosis, dictum, dish out, dispense, distinction, dole, dole out,
     donate, donation, doom, dower, endow, endow with, endowment, endue,
     extend, fairing, finding, first prize, fork out, furnish,
     furnishment, gift, gift with, gifting, give, give freely, give out,
     giving, grant, granting, hand out, handsel, heap, help to, impart,
     impartation, impartment, investiture, issue, jackpot, kudos,
     laurels, lavish, let have, liberality, mete, mete out, oblation,
     offer, offering, order, peace offering, pour, precedent, present,
     presentation, presentment, prize, proffer, prognosis,
     pronouncement, provision, rain, render, resolution, reward, ruling,
     second prize, sentence, serve, shell out, shower, slip, snow,
     subscription, supplying, surrender, sweepstakes, tender, tribute,
     trophy, verdict, vouchsafe, vouchsafement, white elephant, yield