prize
noun
[ prʌɪz ]
• a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.
• "Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art"
Similar:
award,
reward,
premium,
trophy,
cup,
medal,
plate,
shield,
honour,
accolade,
crown,
laurels,
bays,
palm,
jackpot,
bonanza,
purse,
winnings,
sweepstake,
pot,
garland,
guerdon,
prey,
• an enemy ship captured during the course of naval warfare.
• "the sloop had been taken as a prize"
prize
adjective
• having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition.
• "a prize bull"
Similar:
champion,
award-winning,
prize-winning,
winning,
top,
top-class,
top-tier,
first-class,
first-rate,
choice,
quality,
select,
best,
prize
verb
• value extremely highly.
• "the berries were prized for their healing properties"
Similar:
value,
set/place a high value on,
set great store by,
rate highly,
attach great importance to,
esteem,
hold in high regard,
think highly of,
treasure,
cherish,
hold dear,
appreciate greatly,
treasured,
precious,
valued,
cherished,
much loved,
beloved,
Origin:
Middle English: the noun, a variant of price; the verb (originally in the sense ‘estimate the value of’) from Old French pris-, stem of preisier ‘to praise, appraise’ (see praise).
prize
verb
• variant spelling of prise.
prise
verb
• use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).
• "I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick"
Origin:
late 16th century: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry2.
