Award Meaning
/əˈwɔːd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
nounThe paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
Sentence Examples
Bill was singled out for a special award.
The architect boasted that he had received a prestigious award.
He was nominated for the best actor award.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She received a prestigious ____ for her outstanding research in medicine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She received an ____ for her hard work and dedication to the company.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin *exwardare, from Latin ex (“out”) + Medieval Latin wardare, guardare (“to observe, regard, guard”); see ward, guard, regard.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Citing the damages that Ms. Lewis and Mr. Heslin had requested, Mr. Jones called the award a “major victory” in a video posted on Infowars on Thursday night, even as he urged viewers to buy products from his website to stave off what he portrayed as financial ruin."
— 2022 August 4, Elizabeth Williamson, “Jurors Award Sandy Hook Parents $4 Million in Damages”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"The AMIEU^([Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union]) first developed into a powerful organisation in the early years of the twentieth century, and after the first industry-wide collective agreement was made in 1911, collective bargaining prevailed in the industry until 1917, when the employers sought an award from the Queensland Industrial Court. The first award was issued on March 12, 1918."
— 1970, Kenneth Frederick Walker, Australian Industrial Relations Systems, page 242:
"A further 17 per cent responded that the agreement replaced ‘most’ aspects of the award, leaving the large majority (67 per cent) claiming that the agreement replaced only ‘some’ aspects of the award."
— 2000, Mark Wooden, The Transformation of Australian Industrial Relations, page 42:
"Employees whose pay is set by ‘award only’ are those who have their pay set by an award, and who are not paid more than the award rate of pay."
— 2007, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2007 Year book, Australia, page 182:
"To assert its control, Vietnam has since established Spratly Island as a township in Truòng Sa district, organized local elections and tours in the Spratlys, and has continued to award oil exploration contracts."
— 2013 December, Clarence J. Bouchat, Dangerous Ground: the Spratly Islands and U.S. Interests and Approaches, U.S. Army War College, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 33:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She received a prestigious ____ for her outstanding research in medicine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She received an ____ for her hard work and dedication to the company.