# award

Pronunciation: US say "uh-WORD" /əˈwɔɹd/; UK say "uh-WAWD" /əˈwɔːd/

## Noun

1. A prize, medal, or trophy given to recognize an achievement, especially one earned in a competition.
   - Simple: A prize, medal, or trophy given to someone for doing something well.
   - _The novel earned its author a major literary award._
   - _Volunteers received an award for their work during the floods._
4. Money granted to support the conduct of a particular research project.
   - Simple: Money given to a person or team to pay for a research project.
   - _The grant award covered three years of fieldwork._
   - _Her lab depends on a federal award to pay its researchers._
6. A decision reached by arbitrators or a court, especially one granting a sum of money, or the document that sets it out.
   - Simple: A decision by a court or people chosen to settle a disagreement, often about money, or the document recording it.
   - _The arbitration award was final and binding on both parties._
   - _Either party may challenge the award only on narrow legal grounds._
8. A legal ruling by an industrial tribunal that sets minimum wages and employment conditions for a particular trade or industry. *(Australia, New Zealand)*
   - Simple: A set of legal rules about the lowest pay and working conditions for a job or industry.
   - _The modern award sets out penalty rates for weekend shifts._
   - _Employers must pay at least the rate fixed by the relevant award._

## Verb

2. To give someone a prize, medal, or honor, especially in recognition of merit or achievement.
   - Simple: To give someone a prize or honor because they did something well.
   - _The festival will award its highest honor to the documentary._
   - _The academy will award her a lifetime achievement medal at next spring's ceremony._
3. Of a court, jury, or arbitrator: to decide that someone should receive money, property, or rights, and grant it.
   - Simple: For a court, jury, or arbitrator to grant someone money, property, or rights after deciding they should receive them.
   - _The tribunal may award compensation when it finds the employer at fault._
   - _The court awarded the plaintiff a substantial sum for breach of contract._
7. To give marks for a correct answer in an examination. *(British)*
   - Simple: To give marks for a correct answer in a test.
   - _Markers award two marks for showing the correct method._
   - _The board awards extra marks for clear, well-structured answers._
5. To grant a contract, license, points, penalty or similar thing to someone formally, as the outcome of a decision or a selection process.
   - Simple: To officially give someone something, like a contract, points or a penalty, after a decision is made.
   - _The state plans to award broadcasting licenses to three new companies this year._
   - _The judges awarded her nine points for a nearly perfect dive._

## Origin

Latin ex ('out') joined wardare or guardare ('to observe, regard, guard') in Medieval Latin *exwardare, which became Anglo-Norman awarder and Middle English awarden; ward, guard, and regard are related words.

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