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Award

/əˈwɔːd/

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

📖 Definitions of "Award"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.

  3. 3

    A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

  4. 4

    (Australia, NZ, industrial relations) A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

verb
  1. 1

    To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge

    "the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant"

  2. 2

    To determine; to make or grant an award.

  3. 3

    To give (an award).

    "Four or five of these medals are awarded every year."

  4. 4

    To give (a person) an award.

    "He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature."

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