## Meanings
1. A prize given to someone for something they have achieved.
2. To officially give someone a prize, money, or other recognition.
3. An amount of money or a decision given by a court.

## Examples
- She received an award for bravery.
- The judges awarded her first prize.
- They criticized the court's award of compensation.

## Derived Forms
- award-winning
- awardable
- awardee
- awarder
- awarding
- awardment
- misaward
- preaward
- reaward
- unaward
- unawarded

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: awarden
- Root: awarder
- Root: ex
- Root: wardare

## Etymology
From Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin *exwardare, from Latin ex (“out”) + Medieval Latin wardare, guardare (“to observe, regard, guard”); see ward, guard, regard.

## AI Etymology
Award comes from Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin *exwardare, from Latin ex (“out”) + Medieval Latin wardare, guardare (“to observe, regard, guard”); see ward, guard, regard.

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