award

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /əˈwɔɹd/ UK /əˈwɔːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #3719

Meanings

1

noun
A prize given to someone for something they have achieved.

She received an award for bravery.
2

verb
To officially give someone a prize, money, or other recognition.

The judges awarded her first prize.
3

noun
An amount of money or a decision given by a court.

They criticized the court's award of compensation.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a prize given to someone... honor

2 verb · to officially give someone... grant present bestow

3 noun · an amount of money or a... awarding

Word family

Forms awardedawardingawards

Derived forms award-winningawardableawardeeawarderawardingawardmentmisawardpreawardreawardunawardunawarded

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Phrases (1)

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posthumous award
a prize or honor granted after its recipient has died

Adjective + noun

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.

awarden Middle English awarder xno ex Latin wardare la-med

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# award

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈwɔɹd/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈwɔːd/
**Frequency rank:** 3719

## 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.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Film & Television

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