Prize vs Award - What's the difference?
prize | award |
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
* Spenser
(military, nautical) 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.
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.
* Dryden
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
* Bible, Phil. iii. 14
A contest for a reward; competition.
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. Also spelled prise.
To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
(obsolete) To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
* Bible, Zech. xi. 13
* Shakespeare
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
(obsolete) To compete in a prizefight.
(legal) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
(legal) The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A based on merit.
(obsolete) Care, keeping.
*, Bk.VIII, Ch.ix:
*:Than the kynge for grete favour made Tramtryste to be put in his doughtyrs awarde and kepying, because she was a noble surgeon.
A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an .
*1970 , Kenneth Frederick Walker, Australian Industrial Relations Systems ,
*:The AMIEU[ (Australian Meat Industry Employees Union)] first developed into a powerful organisation in the early years of the twentieth century, and after the first industry-wide collective agreement was made in 1911, collective bargaining prevailed in the industry until 1917, when the employers sought an award' from the Queensland Industrial Court. The first ' award was issued on March 12, 1918.
*2000 , Mark Wooden, The Transformation of Australian Industrial Relations ,
*:A further 17 per cent responded that the agreement replaced ‘most’ aspects of the award', leaving the large majority (67 per cent) claiming that the agreeement replaced only ‘some’ aspects of the ' award .
*2007 , (Australian Bureau of Statistics), 2007 Year book, Australia ,
*:Employees whose pay is set by ‘award' only’ are those who have their pay set by an '''award''', and who are not paid more than the ' award rate of pay.
(legal) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
* Dryden
To determine; to make or grant an award.
to give an (prize) for merit
In obsolete terms the difference between prize and award
is that prize is to compete in a prizefight while award is care, keeping.As nouns the difference between prize and award
is that prize is that which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power while award is a judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.As verbs the difference between prize and award
is that prize is to consider highly valuable; to esteem while award is to give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.prize
English
(wikipedia prize)Etymology 1
From (etyl) prise, from (etyl) ; see prehend. Compare prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, suprise, etc.Noun
(en noun)- His own prize , / Whom formerly he had in battle won.
- I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize .
- I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
- (Shakespeare)
Derived terms
* booby prize * consolation prize * door prize * prizewinner, prize winner * prize-winning * pushing prizeUsage notes
Do not confuse with .See also
* prise * priceEtymology 2
From (etyl) prysen, from (etyl) ; see price. Compare praise, appraise, apprize.Verb
(priz)- [I] do love, prize , honour you.
- I prized your person, but your crown disdain.
- A goodly price that I was prized at.
- I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honour.
External links
* * 1000 English basic wordsaward
English
(wikipedia award)Noun
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Verb
(en verb)- To review / The wrongful sentence, and award a new.
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.