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Award
/əˈwɔːd/
A prize or recognition given to someone for an achievement.
Synonyms:
prize
honor
trophy
grant
Antonyms:
penalty
forfeit
Examples:
He was
awarded
significant contracts, and he always bid.
As always he had planned conservatively, not counting on the
award
.
That stinking
award
.
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French
awarder
, from Old North French
e-
(a prefix forming verbs),
warder
(to guard). First known use: 14th century.
Usage Statistics:
55 mentions per 1 million words
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