📖 Definitions of "Prises"
- 1
The cost required to gain possession of something.
- 2
The cost of an action or deed.
"I paid a high price for my folly."
- 3
Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
- 1
An enterprise or adventure.
- 1
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
- 2
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
- 3
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
- 4
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prises"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prizenoun | An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. |
| pryverb | (intransitive) To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public. |
| esteemnoun | To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. |
| valuenoun | The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth. |
| respectnoun | (uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard |
| levernoun | (mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. |
| jimmynoun | A diminutive of the male given names James or Jim, also used as a formal given name. |
| catchesverb | (countable) The act of seizing or capturing. |
| dams | (formerly Driot-Arnoux Motorsport, currently Driot Associés Motor Sport; racing as DAMS Lucas Oil for sponsorship reasons) an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport. |
| prisoners | a 1982 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Peter Werner and starring Tatum O'Neal, Colin Friels and David Hemmings. |
| undertakenverb | (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). |
| prisernoun | A tool for prising something open. |
| pricesnoun | The cost required to gain possession of something. |
| monesnoun | A surname. |
| francsnoun | Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies. |
| pricenoun | The cost required to gain possession of something. |
| venduenoun | (dialectal or archaic) A public auction. |
| pariesnoun | (anatomy, botany) The wall of any cavity or organ. |
| fraisnoun | — |
| preisnoun | — |
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