prize

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A prize is the reward or recognition a winner gets. When you win first prize in your state spelling bee, you might get a medal and a trip to the national competition in Washington, DC.

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That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

Noun
something given as a token of victory

Noun
goods or money obtained illegally

Noun
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"

Verb
regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

Verb
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

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Verb
hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

Adjective S.
of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

n.
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

n.
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.

n.
An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

n.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

n.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

n.
A contest for a reward; competition.

n.
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

v. t.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.

v. t.
To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

v. t.
To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.

n.
Estimation; valuation.

Prize

Prize , n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.] 1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation.

His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won.

2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. Kent. Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

I'll never wrestle for prize more.

I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.

(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. 3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] Shak. 5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also prise.] Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. Bouvier. -- Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. -- Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. Pope. -- Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager. -- Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel. -- Prize medal, a medal given as a prize. -- Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors. -- Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting. -- To make prize of, to capture. Hawthorne.

Prize

Prize , v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.]

Prize

Prize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ] 1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

A goodly price that I was prized at.

I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.

2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " Shak.

I prized your person, but your crown disdain.

Prize

Prize, n. [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ] Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] Shak.

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.

To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

Estimation; valuation.

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Usage Examples

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

I would say, stay the hell away from the party scene. Anything you put in front of your goal, and especially something like that, whether it's too much gambling, too much food, too much cold beers on the weekend - anything that you put in front of the prize is going to end up getting in the way and hurting you in the end.

I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.

In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.

The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her heart loyal to you.

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Other Usage Examples

It is by such means as the prize offered by your Committee that the attention of the world will be focused and that men and women will be inspired to greater efforts in the interest of peace.

Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.

As a theoretical physicist, I feel at once proud and humble at the thought of the illustrious figures that have preceded me here to receive the greatest of all honors in science, the Nobel prize.

If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race.

I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.

That work led to the emergence of the recombinant DNA technology thereby providing a major tool for analyzing mammalian gene structure and function and formed the basis for me receiving the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.