award

award (ə wôrd′)

transitive verb

to give by the decision of a law court or arbitrator the plaintiff was awarded damages
to give as the result of judging the relative merits of those in competition; grant to award a prize for the best essay

Etymology: ME awarden < Anglo-Fr awarder < Anglo-Norm eswarder < es- (< L ex) + Gmc *wardon: see warn

noun

award′·able adjective award′·ee′ noun

The final decision of an arbitrator.

The final decision of a court, jury, or administrative tribunal granting damages or other relief to a party.

To formally grant such relief. See also confirmation, judgment, and order.

Object

obe: He was awarded the OBE in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honors.
prise: If you are awarded the research prize you will be expected to deliver a verbal presentation at the Winter meeting of the Society.
grant: Parish and Town Councils are awarded grants on a 50/50 basis, tho very small Councils can apply upto 75 % .
medal: At the end of the day, Kate was named Best Female Boxer and awarded a special medal in recognition.
contract: The telecoms group has awarded the contract for the annual print run of.. .
doctorate: Goebbels was born in the Rhineland and he attended the established Heidelberg University where he was awarded a doctorate of philosophy in 1920.

Converse of object

win: The dive center has won awards for its service.
scoop: SPAR's Award-Winning Week Friday 1st October 2004 SPAR have swept the boards and scooped some top awards at 3 separate recent awards events.
receive: The journal also received an award last year for Best Research Implications.

Preposition: on

behalf: Jimmy Moncrieff and Val Turner are to accept the Award on behalf of the Shetland Amenity Trust.

Adjective modifier

prestigious: The biennial British Archeological Awards are the most prestigious awards in British archeology.
numerous: While we have picked up numerous awards as Corporate Law Firm of the Year.
compensatory: If an unfair dismissal claim succeeds, an Employment Tribunal will award compensation in two parts: the basic and the compensatory awards.
6-unit: In addition, you should normally have 160 points from at least two 6-unit awards or one 12-unit award.

Modifies a noun

ceremony: The awards ceremony is being held in the London on Thursday 12 October 2006.
winner: Carlin Motorsport has today signed 2005 McLaren Autosport BRDC award winner Oliver Jarvis to race for the team's F3 squad in 2006.
winning: He was one of the founders of Siriol and wrote and produced the BAFTA award winning ' Superted ' .

Possessives

arbitrator: It is no good waving an arbitrator's award in the air in victory.

Preposition: for

gallantry: Bar to BEM awarded for gallantry in diving work under enemy air attacks.
bravery: A bronze diploma was awarded to you and upon this your service record and awards for bravery noted.

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