English Explanatory Dictionary

prize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
  5. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
  6. A contest for a reward; competition.
  7. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
verb
  1. To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
  2. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
  3. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
  4. To compete in a prizefight.
adj
  1. Having won a prize; award-winning.
  2. First-rate; exceptional.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of price.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ en-us-prize.ogg /ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯z/ /ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯z/ /ˈpɹaːz/

Word forms

prize prizes prizing prized

Etymology

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

Synonyms

prise honor regard respect esteem idolize lay store by look up to prize hallow put store by put store in rate revere set store by value venerate worthy evaluate appraise apprise apprize assess judge price valuate weigh worthen

Related words

price prise

Derived words

acquisition prize acquisitive prize blanks and prizes booby prize consolation prize disprize door prize eyes on the prize grand prize Nobel Prize no prize for guessing no prize pig play stupid games, win stupid prizes prize cake prize crate prize crew prize draw prizefighter prizegiver prizegiving prizeholder prizeless prizelike prizelist prizeman prize money prize of war prize pool prize ring prizery prizetaker prize-taking prizewinner prize winner prizewinning prize-winning prizeworthy Pulitzer Prize purchase prize spot prize star prize foreprize outprize overprize prizable prizer underprize unprizable unprized
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