award

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noun

1 prize that sb gets for doing sth well

ADJECTIVE

▪ annual

▪ national

▪ coveted, highest, major, prestigious, special, top

▪ cash

▪ The winning designers will receive cash awards.

▪ bravery (esp. BrE), design, lifetime achievement, literary, merit, teaching, etc.

▪ He won a lifetime achievement award for his civil rights campaigning.

VERB + AWARD

▪ announce, bestow, give sb, hand out, make (sb), present (sb with)

▪ The award was made for his work in cancer research.

▪ the numerous awards bestowed on him in his lifetime

▪ carry off (BrE), earn (sb), garner, get, receive, win

▪ Stephen's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award.

▪ deserve

▪ The movie deserved all the awards it received.

▪ accept

▪ sponsor

▪ a business award sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce

AWARD + VERB

▪ go to sb

▪ The best documentary award went to Ugyen Wangdi for ‘Price of Letter’.

AWARD + NOUN

▪ awards banquet (esp. AmE), awards ceremony, awards dinner, awards luncheon (esp. AmE)

▪ The awards ceremony was intended to celebrate the achievements of young artists.

▪ scheme (BrE)

▪ recipient (esp. AmE), winner

▪ citation (esp. AmE), nomination

PREPOSITION

▪ award for

▪ the award for best actor

▪ award from

▪ She received an award from the PPS Foundation.

2 money given to sb

ADJECTIVE

▪ compensatory (esp. BrE), discretionary (BrE)

▪ pay (esp. BrE)

▪ The union is unhappy with this year's pay award.

▪ compensation (esp. BrE), damages, libel (esp. BrE), malpractice

VERB + AWARD

▪ get, receive

▪ grant, make

▪ The judge has the power to make damages awards.
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verb

ADVERB

▪ automatically

▪ jointly

▪ He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize with Alex Mueller.

▪ posthumously

▪ annually

▪ The prize is awarded annually for the best new building.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪ Promotions were automatically awarded to senior officials.

Award is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑council, ↑judge, ↑jury, ↑referee

Award is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accolade, ↑bonus, ↑bursary, ↑certificate, ↑compensation, ↑contract, ↑corner, ↑credit, ↑custody, ↑damage, ↑decoration, ↑degree, ↑diploma, ↑franchise, ↑funding, ↑grade, ↑grant, ↑honour, ↑knighthood, ↑licence, ↑medal, ↑patent, ↑penalty, ↑pension, ↑place, ↑point, ↑prize, ↑rank, ↑scholarship, ↑sum, ↑title, ↑trophy

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Synonyms:

Adjudge, decree, assign, allot, grant, bestow, Judgment, decree, adjudication, determination, decision, assignment, allotment, bestowal, gift

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Award — A*ward , n. [Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See {Award}, v. t.] 1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. Impatient for the award. Cowper. [1913 Webster] An award had been given… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Award — A*ward , v. i. To determine; to make an award. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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