prize

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Prize Winner

adjective

The definition of prize is something that has received an award, is worthy of an award or is the award.
An example of prize used as an adjective is in the phrase "prize check," which means a check given as an award.

noun

Prize is defined as something given to a winner of a contest, or something of value taken by force.
1. An example of a prize is a gold trophy to a winner of a race.
2. An example of a prize is a dictator who is captured by an opposing army.

verb

Prize means to place high value on.
An example of prize is to love a cherished gift from one's grandmother.

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prize

transitive verb

prized, priz′ing

Obs. to set a value upon; price
to value highly; esteem

Origin of prize

Middle English pris: see price

something offered or given to the winner of a contest
something won in a game of chance, lottery, etc.
a reward, premium, or the like
anything worth striving for; any enviable or highly valued possession
Archaic a contest or match

that has received a prize: a prize novel
worthy of a prize; first-rate
given as a prize

Obs. the act of capturing
something taken by force; esp., a captured enemy ship and its cargo
Dial.
1. a tool for prying; lever
2. leverage

Origin of prize

Middle English prise, a taking hold from OFr, a taking from feminine past participle of prendre, to take from Classical Latin prehendere: see prehensile

transitive verb

prized, priz′ing

to pry, as with a lever

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prize

noun

a. Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.
b. Something offered or won in a lottery or similar game of chance.
Something worth striving for; a highly desirable possession.

adjective

Offered or given as a prize: a prize cup.
Given a prize, or likely to win a prize: a prize cow.
Worthy of a prize; first-class: our prize azaleas.

transitive verb

prized, priz·ing, priz·es

To value highly; esteem or treasure. See Synonyms at appreciate.
To estimate the worth of; evaluate.

Origin of prize

Alteration of Middle English pris value, price, reward ; see price.

noun

Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.

Origin of prize

Alteration of Middle English prise from Old French from feminine past participle of prendre from Latin prehendere, prēndere to seize ; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.

also prise

transitive verb

prized, priz·ing, priz·es, also prised pris·ing pris·es

To move or force with a lever; pry: prized open the antique chest.

noun

Chiefly Southern US Something used as a lever or for prying.

Origin of prize

From Middle English prise instrument for prying probably from prise the taking of something ; see prize ².

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Noun

(plural prizes)

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
(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.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
A contest for a reward; competition.
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. Also spelled prise.

Usage notes

Do not confuse with price.

Origin

From Middle English prise, from Old French prise (“a taking, capture, a seizure, a thing seized, a prize, booty, also hold, purchase"), from French prise, from pris, past participle of prendre (“to take, to capture"), from Latin prendere (“to take, seize"); see prehend. Compare prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, suprise, etc.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present prizes, present participle prizing, simple past and past participle prized)

To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
Shakespeare
I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honour.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.

Origin

From Middle English prysen, from Old French priser (“to set a price or value on, esteem, value"), from pris (“price"), from Latin pretium (“price, value"); see price. Compare praise, appraise, apprize.