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prise Definition

prise (prīz)

transitive verb prised, pris·ing

Brit. prize ()

prise Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • win: Michelle won a prize for the best floor speech.
  • scoop: Sergeant Mark Wear from Cumbria scooped the top prize, £ 3,000 to study community policing in another country.
  • donate: If you could also help by donating a prize, please put your name next to the donation on the list in the porch.
  • award: All students reaching the Grand Final are awarded a prize.

Preposition: for

raffle: We would be grateful if each table would provide a prize for the raffle.

Adjective modifier

  • 1st: Prizes 1st prize includes a £ 50 Holiday Voucher!
  • prestigious: Other Anna Sanders Films artists, meanwhile, have claimed some of the most prestigious visual art prizes.
  • coveted: An expectant audience watched 26 international young hopefuls compete for the coveted prize.
  • grand: Soon tho, their attentions will be all on tomorrow's exciting final night and the grand prize.
  • fantastic: There were four fantastic prizes on offer which meant the competition was fierce.

Modifies a noun

  • winner: Above: HMP Durham's joint 2nd prize winner - a wall hanging for their Visitor's Center.
  • draw: Each prize draw includes an opt in box inviting you to say yes to the draw sponsor sending you further offers.
  • giving: The prize giving will take place nearby at around 14.30.
  • money: The total prize money on offer will be £ 1,200 with an entry fee of £ 15.

Noun used with modifier

  • raffle: Donations of raffle prizes or auction lots would also be appreciated.
  • cash: With the chance to win a £ 25,000 cash prize for your business, can you afford not to enter?
  • runner-up: We also have two runners-up prizes of weekend camping tickets, free travel and goody bags.
  • consolation: The consolation prize for Tim's narrow defeat was the Handicap Trophy.
  • booby: Sadly, Paul Langan did not turn up to defend the booby prize.
  • nobel: Playing even when compulsive gamblers the the nobel prize.