award

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a grant made by a law court

   They criticized the award of the court for compensation.

2. 2
   noun

   a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

   an award for bravery

3. 3
   verb

   to give, especially as an honor or reward

   I award you the medal of supreme excellency and superior achievement.

4. 4
   verb

   to give as judged due or on the basis of merit

   The referee awarded a free kick to the team.

5. 5
   noun

   A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

   Citing the damages that Ms. Lewis and Mr. Heslin had requested, Mr. Jones called the award a “major victory” in a video posted on Infowars on Thursday night, even as he urged viewers to buy products from his website to stave off what he portrayed as financial ruin.

6. 6
   noun

   A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

   The AMIEU^([Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union]) first developed into a powerful organisation in the early years of the twentieth century, and after the first industry-wide collective agreement was made in 1911, collective bargaining prevailed in the industry until 1917, when the employers sought an award from the Queensland Industrial Court. The first award was issued on March 12, 1918.

7. 7
   verb

   To determine; to make or grant an award.

   To assert its control, Vietnam has since established Spratly Island as a township in Truòng Sa district, organized local elections and tours in the Spratlys, and has continued to award oil exploration contracts.

8. 8
   verb

   To give (an award).

   Four or five of these medals are awarded every year.

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.