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prize money definition

prize money

money made by taking a prize; specif., profit from the sale of an enemy ship and its cargo captured in war

Etymology: < prize

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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