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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Usage notes 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

[ English

[ Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪz

[ Noun

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prize (plural prizes)

1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
2. (military, nautical) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., 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.

[ Derived terms

• booby prize
• consolation prize
• prize-winner
• prize-winning
• pushing prize

[ Usage notes

Do not confuse with price.

[ Translations

something captured

Catalan: botí m. Dutch: buit nl(nl) f.

Spanish: botín es(es) m.

anything captured using the rights of war

Dutch: buit nl(nl) f.

honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest

Arabic: جائزة (jā’iza) f. Catalan: premi m. Chinese: 奖品 (jiǎngpǐn) Dutch: prijs nl(nl) m., beloning nl(nl) f., premie nl(nl) f. Finnish: palkinto fi(fi) French: prix fr(fr) m. German: Preis de(de) m. Hungarian: díj hu(hu)

Italian: premio it(it) m. Japanese: 賞 (しょう, shō) Korean: 상 (sang) Portuguese: prêmio m. (Brazil), prémio m. (Portugal) Russian: премия ru(ru) (prémija) f. Spanish: premio es(es) m. Swedish: pris sv(sv) n.

that which may be won by chance

Catalan: premi m. Dutch: prijs nl(nl) m. French: prix fr(fr) m. German: Preis de(de) m.

Italian: premio it(it) m. Portuguese: prêmio pt(pt) m. Spanish: premio es(es) m. Swedish: pris sv(sv) n.

anything worth striving for

competition

Dutch: prijs nl(nl) m.

lever

Dutch: hendel nl(nl) m.

• Latin: praemium

[ See also

• prise
• price

[ Verb

Infinitive to prize

Third person singular prizes

Simple past prized

Past participle prized

Present participle prizing

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

1. To consider something highly valuable.
2. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.

[ Translations

consider something highly valuable

Dutch: prijzen nl(nl), schatten nl(nl)

Spanish: apreciar es(es)

move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry

Dutch: wrikken nl(nl), openwrikken nl(nl)