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Definition: AWARDED |
AWARDEDImperative & past participle1. Of Award |
Date "AWARDED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Screenplays | Governor Axel has awarded the arrest and conviction of Billy the Kid and I am issuing the further reward of $500,000 dollars (Chisum; writing credit: Andrew J. Fenady) You will be awarded a cake (Short Circuit; writing credit: Brent Maddock; S.S. Wilson) Five points will be awarded to each of you (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; writing credit: Steven Kloves) | |
Lyrics | Such grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the (In Old Mexico; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
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 | Shepard Awarded by Kennedy. Credit: NASA. |  | Frosch Awarded Goddard Memorial Trophy. Credit: NASA. |
 | Ralph W. Woodworth Chief of East Coast currents party at time of photo Had distinction of being among first 100 Eagle Scouts in the United States Awarded Legion of Merit for reconnaissance for aeronautical charts during WWII. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | John L. Levitow examines the cockpit of the C-17 named for him, the Spirit of John L. Levitow, Jan. 23, 1998 in Long Beach, Calif. Levitow, one of only 16 airmen awarded the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime died Nov. 8 at his home in. |
 | Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger was awarded the Air Force Medal of Honor posthumously Dec. 8. Pitzenbarger earned the medal during the Vietnam Conflict, for his actions while on a rescue and recovery mission in which he died, April 11, 1966. (Court. |  | [American Medical Association Medal awarded to Edward Francis]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Poster featuring Mess Attendant Harmon and USS Harmon (DE-678), which was named in his honor. He was killed in action on board USS San Francisco (CA-38) during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. For his heroism in that action, Mess Attendant Harmon was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. The poster also features the text of his award citation and a representation of the Navy Cross medal. Credit: NAVY. |  | Painting by F. Luis Mora, depicting Lt(JG) Kalk assisting survivors of USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer # 61) after she was sunk by the German submarine U-53 off the Scilly Isles on 6 December 1917. A plaque accompanying this painting read: "The Jacob Jones was sunk by an enemy torpedo between Brest and Queenstown. Lieutenant (jg) S.F. Kalk rendered conspicuous and gallant services after the ship sank by helping men from one raft to another so as to equalize the weight on the rafts. He died of exposure and exhaustion in order to save others. Lieutenant (jg) Kalk was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal posthumously.". Credit: NAVY. |
 | Composite showing head-and-shoulders portrait of Kate Shelley, fountain dedicated to her in Dubuque, Iowa; her home; medals awarded to her; Des Moines River bridge; and railroad disaster of July 6, 1881. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Men of the British Royal Flying Corps making an examination of the machinery of the German zeppelin L-21, brought down at Cuffley, England, by Lieut. William Robinson, to whom were awarded money prizes of $3,000 for having brought down the first zeppelin. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In January 1994, the NINDS awarded a research grant to a group of scientists from three institutions to conduct a controlled clinical trial of fetal tissue implants in humans. (references) | |
Business | Four to six licenses will be awarded. (references) | |
Do not wait for the contract to be awarded. (references) | ||
Southern Energy has been awarded the contract. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Yemen | Top administrative positions usually are awarded to political allies of these two major parties. (references) |
Kyrgyz Republic | This action was taken pending Res Publica's full payment of a fine awarded to the president of the State Television and Radio Corporation in an earlier honor and dignity suit. (references) | |
Hungary | For example, advertisements from state-owned companies and financial institutions were awarded to progovernment papers, which also tended to receive better access to government sources. (references) | |
Economic History | Azerbaijan | ILF was awarded a similar contract in Turkey. (references) |
Morocco | In July 1999, a second GSM license was awarded. (references) | |
Israel | Monetary judgements are always awarded in local currency. (references) | |
Human Rights | United Kingdom | It awarded financial damages to the families of the victims. (references) |
Peru | The Government also awarded a pension to Barreto's two children. (references) | |
Liberia | Courts regularly received bribes or other illegal gifts out of damages that they awarded in civil cases. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Canada | These legal challenges include one from the Liberal Party that contends that the treaty should have been submitted to a referendum and one from the Gitanyow, an indigenous group located near the Nisga'a, who contend that the treaty awarded more than 85 percent of their traditional tribal lands to the Nisga'a. (references) |
Minorities | Tanzania | In 1994 the High Court ruled that three of the plaintiffs had the right to return to their land and awarded them damages of $25 (20,000 shillings), $75 (60,000 shillings), and $250 (200,000 shillings) respectively. (references) |
Ethiopia | Promotions awarded in 2000 were disproportionately high among the Tigrayan ethnic group, although promotions were given to officers from a range of ethnic groups; Oromos were represented among those promoted in higher numbers than the previous year. (references) | |
Political Economy | Kenya | Tenders are often awarded on the basis of political connections. (references) |
POLAND | There is also a protest/appeals process for tenders thought to be unfairly awarded. (references) | |
EGYPT | The law also requires the immediate return of bid bonds and other guarantees once the tender is awarded. (references) | |
Political Rights | Turkey | The ECHR awarded $25,000 to each applicant and an additional $10,000 for costs and expenses. (references) |
Singapore | In July J.B. Jeyaretnam, an opposition nonelected M.P. from the WP lost an appeal in a defamation suit and was declared bankrupt for failure to pay the damages awarded against him in previous years. (references) | |
Jamaica | Some areas are so dominated by one party that the polls simply closed early and vote counts were taken that resulted in 100 percent (or nearly 100 percent) of the votes being awarded to the dominant party. (references) | |
Trade | Czech Rep | Consulting contracts funded by TDA grants must be awarded to U.S. companies. (references) |
Uzbekistan | However, many tenders are announced with suspiciously short deadlines and are awarded to insider companies. (references) | |
Azerbaijan | It also awarded Azerbaijan most favored nation (MFN) status with the EU. In addition, the GOAJ is currently seeking WTO membership. (references) | |
Travel | Venezuela | Stars are awarded by the Venezuelan Government, and do not correspond to any international standards. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | Three years ago, the management of the Abidjan airport was awarded to Aeroport International d'Abidjan (AERIA) for a 15-year management contract which also includes a USD 20 million renovation to be completed over the next two years. (references) | |
Women | Ghana | The CHRAJ awarded her compensation for legal costs. (references) |
Worker Rights | Zambia | The strikes were settled when workers were awarded nominal salary increases. (references) |
Russia | In May the court reconsidered the case and again awarded the controllers additional leave. (references) | |
China | A court awarded $27,400 (226,800 RMB) for each death and awards from $4,700 (38,960 RMB) to $47,050 (389,600 RMB) for those still ill. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MEDAL, n. A small metal disk given as a reward for virtues, attainments or services more or less authentic. It is related of Bismark, who had been awarded a medal for gallantly rescuing a drowning person, that, being asked the meaning of the medal, he replied: "I save lives sometimes." And sometimes he didn't. |
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John Adams | 1797-1801 | The sums awarded by the commissioners have been paid by the British Government. |
Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889; 1893-1897 | One mode of the misappropriation of public funds is avoided when appointments to office, instead of being the rewards of partisan activity, are awarded to those whose efficiency promises a fair return of work for the compensation paid to them. |
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| "AWARDED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 77.59% of the time. "AWARDED" is used about 2,055 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 77.59% | 1,594 | 5,194 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 17.21% | 354 | 15,153 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 5.01% | 103 | 32,137 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.19% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,055 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "AWARDED": be awarded ♦ be awarded a prize ♦ be awarded one's degree ♦ be awarded the prize ♦ be awarded to. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "AWARDED": re-awarded, recently-awarded. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
awarded by microscope new prize | 5 |
awarded contract | 3 |
awarded | 3 |
awarded contract government | 3 |
awarded by college homeopathic medical microscope new prize york | 2 |
awarded contract shutdown | 2 |
awarded web page | 2 |
awarded british empire m.b.e member | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "AWARDED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | موهوب (donated, endowed, favored, favoured, gifted, given, granted, presented, talented). (various references) | |
Chinese | 授予 (Awarding, give, Vested, Vesting). (various references) | |
Czech | získat akademickou hodnost (be awarded one's degree), promovat (be awarded one's degree, graduate). (various references) | |
Danish | aftaler indgået i form af underhåndsaftaler (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), aftale om tjenesteydelser,der indgås i Kommissionens interesse (service contract awarded in the interests of the Commission), virksomhed,der tildeles kontrakt (undertaking being awarded a contract), underhåndsaftaler (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), forskningsopgaver betroet af Kommissionen (research contracts awarded by the Commission), fagentreprise (contract awarded on a trade-by-trade basis, contract divided into lots by trade), erhvervssygdom for hvilken der er ydet erstatning (occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded). (various references) | |
Dutch | Akte van bekwaamheid als volledig bevoegd onderwijzer (certificate awarded to fully qualified primary school teachers), overeenkomsten die onderhands worden gesloten (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), overeenkomst inzake diensten die wordt gesloten in het belang van de Commissie (service contract awarded in the interests of the Commission), onderneming waaraan het werk, de koop gegund is (undertaking being awarded a contract), onderhandse overeenkomsten (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), model voor de aankondiging van door de concessiehouder geplaatste opdrachten voor de uitvoering van onderaanbestede werken (model notice of subcontracts awarded by the concessionaire), door de Commissie verstrekte opdrachten tot onderzoek (research contracts awarded by the Commission), beroepsziekte waarvoor schadeloosstelling plaats vindt (occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded). (various references) | |
Finnish | hän voitti ensimmäisen palkinnon (he was awarded the first prize). (various references) | |
French | procédure d'appel d'offres dite combinée avec consultations parallèles portant sur les lots accessoires (public invitation to tender for contract to be awarded by the " combined procedure" with allied contracts awarded for the ancillar lots), procès-verbal du marché adjugé (report in writing on awarded contract), modèle d'avis de marchés de sous-traitance passés par le concessionnaire (model notice of subcontracts awarded by the concessionaire), marchés passés par entente directe (contracts awarded by private treaty), marchés par entente directe (contracts awarded by private treaty), marché de prestation de services passé dans l'intérêt de la Commission (service contract awarded in the interests of the Commission), marché adjugé au-dessus de la valeur de seuil (contract awarded above the threshold value), marché adjugé au lauréat d'un concours (contract awarded to the winner of a design contest), mandats de recherches confiés par la Commission (research contracts awarded by the Commission), maladie professionnelle indemnisée (occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded), le marché sera attribué globalement pour l'ensemble des corps de métier (the contract will be awarded on an all-trades basis), entreprise attributaire du marché (undertaking being awarded a contract), dépens adjugés (costs awarded), certificat d'aptitude professionnelle d'instituteur pleinement qualifié (certificate awarded to fully qualified primary school teachers). (various references) | |
German | zürkannte, zürkannt. (various references) | |
Greek | σύμβαση παροχής υπηρεσιών που συνάπτεται προς το συμφέρον της Επιτροπής (service contract awarded in the interests of the Commission), συμβάσεις με απευθείας συμφωνία (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), μου απονέμουν πιστοποιητικό (be awarded a certificate), εντολές ερεύνης που έχουν δοθεί από την Eπιτροπή (research contracts awarded by the Commission), επαγγελματική ασθένεια για την οποία έχουν χορηγηθεί παροχές (occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded), ανάδοχος επιχείρηση της σύμβασης (undertaking being awarded a contract), απονέμομαι (be awarded). (various references) | |
Italian | ricerche svolte per incarico della Commissione (research contracts awarded by the Commission), modello di bando di gara per subappalti aggiudicati dal concessionario (model notice of subcontracts awarded by the concessionaire), malattia professionale indennizzata (occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded), impresa aggiudicataria dell'appalto (undertaking being awarded a contract), contratto di prestazione di servizi concluso nell'interesse della Commissione (service contract awarded in the interests of the Commission), contratti conclusi sulla base di trattative private (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), contratti conclusi mediante accordo diretto (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 賞'授かる (to be awarded a prize), 白札 (honour awarded to samurai in Tosa), 紫綬'賞 (purple-ribboned medal awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement), 努力賞 (prize awarded for a person's effort), 授かる (to be awarded, to be gifted). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しろふ (honour awarded to samurai in Tosa), しょう'さずかる (to be awarded a prize), しじゅほうしょう (Purple Ribbon Medal, purple-ribboned medal awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement), さずかる (to be awarded, to be gifted), どりょくしょう (prize awarded for a person's effort). (various references) | |
Korean | 수여하" (Conferred, granted). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | awardeday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | investigações realizadas por incumbência da Comissão (research contracts awarded by the Commission), empresa adjudicatária do contrato (undertaking being awarded a contract), doença profissional indemnizada (occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded), contratos por ajuste directo (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), contratos atribuídos por ajuste directo (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), contratos adjudicados por ajuste directo (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty), contrato de prestação de serviços adjudicado no interesse da Comissão (service contract awarded in the interests of the Commission). (various references) | |
Romanian | i se acorda un premiu (be awarded a prize). (various references) | |
Russian | награждать награжденный. (various references) | |
Spanish | informe por escrito por el contrato adjudicado (report in writing on awarded contract), enfermedad profesional indemnizada (occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded), empresa contratante del contrato (undertaking being awarded a contract), contrato de prestación de servicios adjudicado en interés de la Comisión (service contract awarded in the interests of the Commission), contrato adjudicado superior al valor de umbral (contract awarded above the threshold value), contrato adjudicado al ganador de un concurso de proyecto (contract awarded to the winner of a design contest), contratación directa (contracts awarded by private treaty, contracts made by private treaty). (various references) | |
Swedish | prisad. (various references) | |
Turkish | ödüllendirilmek (be awarded the prize), ödül almak (be awarded the prize). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "AWARDED": misawarded, unawarded. (additional references) | |
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"AWARDED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aaarrree, aarde, Agarde, awade, Awaidah, awarde, awardee, awared, awired. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "AWARDED" (pronounced uwô"rdud) |
| 7 | u w ô" r d u d | rewarded. |
| 6 | -w ô" r d u d | warded. |
| 5 | -ô" r d u d | accorded, afforded, boarded, corded, hoarded, prerecorded, recorded, sordid, unrecorded. |
| 4 | -r d u d | bearded, bombarded, carded, discarded, larded, disregarded, guarded, regarded, retarded, safeguarded, unguarded. |
| 3 | -d u d | abounded, acceded, abided, added, aided, alluded, amended, appended, applauded, apprehended, ascended, astounded, attended, avoided, backhanded, banded, barricaded, beaded, bedded, befriended, beheaded, bended, bladed, blended, blinded, blindfolded, blindsided, blockaded, blooded, bonded, bounded, braided, branded, breaded, broadsided, brooded, candid, cascaded, ceded, chided, clouded, coded, coincided, collided, colluded, commanded, commended, compounded, comprehended, conceded, concluded, confided, confounded, contended, corresponded, corroded, crowded, decided, deeded, defended, defrauded, degraded, deluded, demanded, denuded, depended, derided, descended, disbanded, intruded, invaded, jaded, kidded, landed, lauded, leaded, lightheaded, loaded, lopsided, dissuaded, distended, divided, downgraded, downloaded, dreaded, dumbfounded, eluded, embedded, encoded, ended, enshrouded, eroded, evaded, evenhanded, exceeded, excluded, expanded, expended, exploded, expounded, extended, extruded, exuded, faded, fended, feuded, fielded, flooded, folded, forwarded, founded, funded, gilded, glided, goaded, graded, grounded, guided, handed, hardheaded, headed, heeded, heralded, herded, homesteaded, hooded, hounded, imbedded, impeded, imploded, impounded, included, intended, interceded, masterminded, melded, mended, minded, misguided, molded, muddleheaded, needed, nodded, offended, outmoded, overcrowded, overextended, overfunded, overloaded, padded, paraded, persuaded, pervaded, pleaded, plodded, pounded, preceded, precluded, presided, pretended, prided, proceeded, prodded, propounded, provided, raided, railroaded, rebounded, receded, recommended, redheaded, refunded, reloaded, remanded, reminded, remolded, reprimanded, rescinded, resided, responded, rounded, sanded, scalded, scolded, seceded, secluded, seconded, seeded, serenaded, shaded, shepherded, shielded, shredded, shrouded, sided, skidded, sounded, spearheaded, speeded, splendid, stampeded, stranded, studded, subdivided, subsided, succeeded, superseded, surrounded, suspended, tended, threaded, traded, transcended, trended, unaided, unamended, unattended, unbounded, unbranded, undecided, underfunded, underhanded, undivided, unexploded, unfolded, unfounded, unfunded, unheeded, unheralded, unimpeded, unintended, unleaded, unloaded, unneeded, upbraided, upgraded, voided, wadded, waded, wedded, weeded, welded, wielded, winded, wooded, worded, wounded, wrongheaded, yielded. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-e-r-w" | |
-1 letter: wadder, warded. | |
-2 letters: adder, award, aware, dared, dawed, dewar, dread, readd, waded, wader, wared. | |
-3 letters: area, awed, dada, dare, dead, dear, draw, drew, read, redd, wade, ward, ware, wear. | |
-4 letters: add, are, awa, awe, dad, daw, dew, ear, era, rad, raw, red, wad, wae, war, wed. | |
-5 letters: aa, ad, ae, ar, aw, de, ed, er. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-d-e-r-w" | |
+2 letters: unawarded. | |
+3 letters: misawarded. | |
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