award

[ uh-wawrd ]

verb (used with object)

1. to give as due or merited; assign or bestow:

   to award prizes.

2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration:

   The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000.

noun

1. something awarded, as a payment or medal.
2. Law.
   1. a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.
   2. the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.

award

/ əˈwɔːd /

verb

1. to give (something due), esp as a reward for merit

   to award prizes

2. law to declare to be entitled, as by decision of a court of law or an arbitrator

noun

1. something awarded, such as a prize or medal

   an award for bravery

2. (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award )
3. law
   1. the decision of an arbitrator
   2. a grant made by a court of law, esp of damages in a civil action

Derived Forms

• aˌwardˈee, noun
• aˈwardable, adjective
• aˈwarder, noun

Other Words From

• a·warda·bili·ty noun
• a·warda·ble adverb
• a·warder noun
• misa·ward verb (used with object)
• super·a·ward noun
• una·warda·ble adjective
• una·warded adjective
• well-a·warded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of award¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; (for the verb) Middle English awarden, from Anglo-French awarder; equivalent to a- ⁴ + ward; (for the noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French, derivative of awarder

Word History and Origins

Origin of award¹

C14: from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Old Northern French eswarder to decide after investigation, from es- ex- ¹+ warder to observe; see ward

Example Sentences

BBC News NI understands a pay award backdated to this August is currently being considered by union representatives.

From BBC

Its Northern Ireland council chair Dr Alan Stout said the minister had told the BMA he was not in a position to make the full pay award.

From BBC

SpaceX also has Starlink contracts with the military, including a $70-million award from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s won two Grammy awards, one Academy of Country Music award and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times

The 28-time Grammy Award winner’s cause of death was listed as the aggressive form of cancer, according to a death certificate issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and obtained by TMZ.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• allocate
• allot
• assign
• bestow
• confer
• distribute
• donate
• grant
• hand out
• present
• reward