Award

Definition: Award

Award

Noun

1. A grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court".

2. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery".

3. Something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition; "the prize was a free trip to Europe".

Verb

1. Give, esp. as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation".

2. Give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers".

3. Bestow an honor upon.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "award" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

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Language

Sports & Leisure

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Synonyms: Award

Giving

Noun: giving; Verb: bestowal, bestowment, donation; presentation, presentment; accordance; concession; delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment; investment,Noun: giving; Verb: bestowal, bestowment, donation; presentation, presentment; accordance; concession; delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment; investment, investiture; award.

Give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign.

Judgment

Settle; pass an opinion, give an opinion; decide, try, pronounce, rule; pass judgment, pass sentence; sentence, doom; find; give judgment, deliver judgment; adjudge, adjudicate; arbitrate, award, report; bring in a verdict; make absolute, set a question at rest; confirm; (assent).

Award, estimate; review, criticism, critique, notice, report.

Trophy

Noun: trophy; medal, prize, palm, award; laurel, laurels; bays, crown, chaplet, wreath, civic crown; insignia; feather in one's cap; (honor); decoration; garland, triumphal arch, Victoria Cross, Iron Cross.

Crosswords: Award

I will regard this great honor not so much as an award for what I have achieved, but a standard to hold against what I have yet to accomplish (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz)

Well I used to be. I won an award once (The Sixth Sense; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan)

You will be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost-certain Academy Award nomination for the Best Supporting Actor (Blazing Saddles; writing credit: Andrew Bergman; Mel Brooks)

This award is the biggest farce I've ever seen (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

But today you get the rude award! (Saturday Night Live; writing credit: Doug Abeles; Leo Allen)

Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964)

The Orchid Award (1953)

Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons (1937)

Parade of the Award Nominees (1932)

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Books

• Goin' Someplace Special (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner, 2002) (reference)

• The Book That Changed My Life: Interviews With National Book Award Winners and Finalists (reference)

• The Gardener (Caldecott Honor Award) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Award Magazine (reference)

• Current Award Trends In Personal Injury (reference)

• Marketing Award (reference)

• Shell Fremantle Print Award (reference)

• Tafe Award Course Handbook (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Academy Award Winners (reference)

• 4 Peabody Award Winning Wildlife Seri (reference)

• The Academy Award Winners - The First 50 Years: Collector's Boxed Set (reference)

• The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory. 75 Years of Award Winners (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Award Winning Movie Classics (reference)

• Themes from Academy Award Winners [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

• Academy Award Winners: The Soul of the Drums (reference)

• Victory At Sea: Music From The Award Winning Television Series (1952 TV Series) [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Award Winners (3 pack) Vol. 1 (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Several views of the plaque of the Pierluigi Nervi International Award for Cancer Research. Dr. Vincent Devita received this award on May 15, 1985. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Smith De France Examines Service Award. Credit: NASA.

Kennedy Presents Award to Gilruth. Credit: NASA.

Postwar - Joseph Lushene receiving award for geophysical work Lushene was pioneer in taking gravity measurements around missile launch site C&GS technical know-how used by military following war. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Horace G. Conerly Receiving award after serving as liaison to Army Artillery at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A NOAA film crew documented the restoration work. The finished educational video won an award at the Houston World Fest Film Festival. The video outlined the restoration work and showcased the value of the Bay's marine resources. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General John W. Handy, presents actor Chuck Norris with the "Veteran of the Year" award at the American Veteran awards show Dec. 12 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (P.; photo by Lou Hernandez)..

Boy Scout wroking on cave paths for Eagle award at Ft. Stanton Cave in Roswell Field Office, NM. Credit: Howard Parman.

[Dr. Frances Kelsey receives award from President John F. Kennedy]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[The Director's Award ceremony]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

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The Tribunal may award to one of the parties a sum in respect of the expenses of the proceedings. (reference)

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Health

Novel grant award mechanisms, such as the Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Program, the Leadership and Excellence in Alzheimer’s Disease award, and the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, have attracted distinguished scientists to AD research, promoted interdisciplinary research collaborations, enhanced coordination of research data from multiple studies, developed patient examination facilities and biologic resources that are necessary for research on the disease, and enabled patient outreach efforts. (references)

Business

They then award the contract within six months and announce the award in the government's gazette. (references)

For the first time, judicial procedures exist for bidders to contest a decision to award a tender. (references)

The tendering and award process is postponed upon the chamber's decision to hear a plaintiff's claim. (references)

Children

Costa Rica

The Ministry of Education operates a Program for Persons with Disabilities, and in November President Rodriguez's wife received an award from Goodwill Industries for her efforts to support it. The program includes a national resource center that provides parents, students, and teachers with advanced counseling, training, and information services. (references)

Civil Liberties

Russia

In January the Union of Journalists revoked her first prize award for investigative reporting. (references)

Czech Republic

The first, issued on September 5, found that the Government had breached the terms of a bilateral investment treaty, but did not award damages. (references)

Economic History

Bahrain

An award is expected soon. (references)

Russia

To date, no award payments have been made. (references)

Botswana

The CTB is responsible for the award of all government tenders. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

COPREDEH paid on behalf of the Government the court-ordered damages award to the victim's survivors. (references)

Morocco

Adib remains an Amnesty International "Prisoner of Conscience," and in 2000 was awarded a Transparency International Integrity Award. (references)

Mauritania

In addition in awarding an indemnity to the family of a woman who has been killed, the courts grant only half the amount that they would award for a man's death. (references)

Indigenous People

Philippines

The 1997 Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act, which was intended to implement constitutional provisions to protect indigenous people, established a National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), which is staffed by tribal members empowered to award certificates of title to lands claimed by over 12 million indigenous people in the country. (references)

Minorities

Tanzania

However, the court found that the 3 other plaintiffs did not prove their cases and refused to award them compensation; the court also denied the cases of the 750 members of the tribe for not following correct procedures in filing their claim. (references)

Political Economy

SINGAPORE

It plans to award two more QFB licenses by end-2001. (references)

Trade

Turkey

Offset proposals play an important role in the decision to award large defense contracts. (references)

Uzbekistan

Often the procurement practices of the central government are similar to those of many countries, with tenders, bid documents, bids and a formal contract award. (references)

Czech Rep

Domestically, the "Czech Made" mark is the award given to products that are judged to be of outstanding quality, environmentally friendly, and favorable to energy consumption. (references)

Women

Austria

Female employees in the private sector can invoke equality laws prohibiting discrimination of women; the Federal Equality Commission may award compensation of up to 4 months' salary if women are discriminated against in promotions because of their sex. (references)

Worker Rights

Barbados

The courts commonly award monetary compensation but rarely order reemployment. (references)

Hong Kong

If no such order is made, the Tribunal may award statutory entitlements (severance pay, etc.) and compensation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "award": academic award ♦ Advanced Extension Award ♦ arbitral award ♦ arbitration award ♦ asbestos cork award ♦ award a diploma to ♦ award a medal ♦ award a prize ♦ award a prize to ♦ award of contract ♦ award punishment ♦ award winner ♦ bestow an award upon ♦ give an award ♦ in award ♦ international Millennium Award ♦ make an award ♦ pay award. Additional references.

Beginning with "award": award-bearing, award-giving, award-holders, award-making, award-nominated, award-related, award-winner, award-winners, award-winning.

Ending with "award": match-award, multi-award.

Containing "award": Emmy-award-winning, non-award-bearing.

Afrikaans

bekroon (award a prize, crown). (various references)

Albanian

vendim gjyqi (judgement, judgment), vendim (decision, decree, decretal, deliverance, determination, judgement, judgment, resolution, resolve, ruling, sentence, verdict), shpërblej (be quits, crown, disburse, guerdon, recompense, recoup, refund, remunerate, repair, repay, requite, reward, solve, supply), jap (accord, adjudge, administer, afford, allow, assign, bear, bestow, come through, concede, deliver, dish, dispense, furnish, get through, give, give in, hand in, impart, land, lend, pay, present, produce, provide, reach, throw, vouchsafe, yield), dhuroj (bestow, donate, give, give away, grant, present, remember), dhënie (administration, allocation, assignation, cession, conferment, dispensation, disposal, distribution, donation, grant, issue, presentation, settlement), caktoj (allocate, allot, appoint, appropriate, arrange, assign, call, constitute, designate, detail, fix, instal, install, instate, intend, lay on, make, mete, name, nominate, order, put, qualify, set, tell off, zone), bursë studenti. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مكافئة (premium), ‏منح (accord, afford, allow, bestow, bless with, concede, confer, contribute to, donate, endow, endue, favor with, favour with, gift with, give, grant, granting, present, presentation), ‏قرار (burden, chorus, decision, decree, deliverance, doom, judgement, refrain, resolution, resolve, ruling, sentence), ‏حكم (administer, administration, arbiter, arbitration, ascendancy, authority, control, decide, decision, deliverance, determination, dispensation, doom, fasten, fastening, find, finding, govern, hand down, judge, judgement, judgment, opinion, reckon, referee, regimen, rule, ruling, run, sway, umpire, verdict), ‏جائزة (bounty, premium, prize, recompense), ‏أعطى (afford, bear, bestow, deign, give, hand, mete, vouchsafe). (various references)

Bulgarian 

стипендия (exhibition, scholarship, studentship), решение (adjudication, answer, conclusion, decision, determination, judgement, judgment, pronouncement, resolution, resolve, say so, sentence, settlement, solution, verdict, working out), отсъждане (adjudication), наказание (amercement, castigation, discipline, gruel, infliction, judgement, judgment, pain, pay, payment, penalty, plague, punishment, rap, requital, retribution), награждавам (bestow, decorate, grace, recognize, reward), награда (hay, hire, meed, payment, payoff, premium, prize, requital, reward), присъждане (adjudication, conferment), присъждам (adjudge, adjudicate), присъда (adjudication, assize, decision, judgement, judgment, pronouncement, sentence, verdict), давам (accommodate, accord, adduce, administer, afford, allow, bring forth, commit, confer, delegate, dig up, endow, gave, give, give in, given, grant, hand out, hold, hold out, kick in, pass, pay, present, produce, put up, render, send, set, show). (various references)

Chinese 

褒奖, 頒發 (issue, promulgate), 獎品 (prize), 獎 (encouragement, prize), 標 (indication, prize, sign, surface, the topmost branches of a tree, to mark), 榮獲 (prize). (various references)

Czech

výrok (predicament, verdict), udìlit (bestow, cap, confer, give, grant, impart, invest, vest), stipendium (bursary, grant, scholarship), rozhodnutí (adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, call, decision, determination, judgement, resolve, verdict), přiřknout (grant), odmìna (fee, gratuity, guerdon, meed, payoff, premium, prize, recompense, remuneration, repayment, return, reward, variant), odměna (reward), odškodné (amends, damages, recompense, reparation, severance pay), cena (charge, cost, costs, figure, merit, premium, price, prize, purse, quotation, rate, tariff, valuation, value, worth, worthiness). (various references)

Danish

udmarkelse, pris (price), præmie (premium, prize). (various references)

Dutch

prijs (premium, price, prize), onderscheiding (decor, decoration, distinction, renown). (various references)

Esperanto

premii (award a prize). (various references)

Farsi 

مقررداشتن (Adjudge, Adjudicate, Assign, Doom, Enjoin, Govern, Provision, Resolve), سپردن (Commit, Confide, Consign, Depute, Entrust, Reposit, Surrender), جایزه (Bonus, Premium, Prize, Testimonial, Trophy), امانت گذاردن (Consign), اعطاکردن (Grant, Vest, Vouchsafe), رای (Dictum, Discretion, Judgment(Gement), Opinion, Poll, Sentence, Verdict, Vote). (various references)

Finnish

välitystuomio (arbitration), tuomita (adjudge, condemn, judge, sentence), tuomio (condemnation, doom, judgment, sentence, verdict), palkinto (premium, prize, reward), päätös (conclusion, decision, judgment, sentence, verdict). (various references)

French

prix, décerner. (various references)

German

verleihen (bestow, borrow, confer, give, hire, hire out, impart, lend, lend out, loan, rent, rent out, to lend), preis (charge, cost, fare, fee, figure, praise, premium, price, prize, purchase, rate, reward, trophy), Prämie (bonus, bounty, premium, prize), Gutachten (advisory opinion, certificate, judgment, opinion, report), auszeichnung (accolade, awarding, décor, decoration, distinction, honor, honoring, honour, honouring, labeling, mark up, marking, pricing, prize, renown, ticket). (various references)

Greek 

βραβείο (meed, premium, prise, prize), απονέμω (administer, allot, ascribe, assign, bestow, dispense, distribute, give away, mete). (various references)

Hebrew 

מענק (allowance, bonus, bounty, bursary, fellowship, grant, gratuity), להעניק (accord, bestow, confer, endow, grant, present), פרס (premium, prize, reward, trophy), פסק דין (judgement, ruling, sentence, verdict), אות הצטינות (decoration). (various references)

Hungarian

díj (allowance, bonus, charge, dues, fee, plume, price, prise, prize, remuneration, stake, tax, toll). (various references)

Indonesian

menganugerahkan (bestow, confer), hadiah (bonus, boon, bounty, donation, gift, largess, present, prize). (various references)

Italian

premio (bonus, bounty, jackpot, premium, prize, reward). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

賞 (prize), 裁定 (arbitration, decision, ruling), 授与　 (conferment), 授与 (conferment), 判定 (decision, judgement, verdict). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しょう (actor, artisan, bruise, buy, call, carpenter, catch, chapter, commander, cut, destroy, drink, eat, gash, general, government, hurt, idea, illness, important point, injury, label, leader, make up for, means, mechanic, medal, phenomenon, prize, put on, quotient, ride in, scar, scratch, section, send for, take, to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder, upper part, weak point, wear, workman, wound), さいてい (arbitration, decision, disgusting, horrible, least, lowest, nasty, ruling, second time, worst, yuck!), せいてい (arbitration, creation, decision, enactment, establishment, narrow place, ruling, well bottom), じゅよ (conferment), はんてい (anti-imperialism, decision, judgement, residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo, verdict). (various references)

Korean 

포상. (various references)

Manx

nastey (betroth;gift, bond, gratuity, seize), briwnys (appreciation, arbitration, conclusion, decision, doom, estimate, judgement, jurisdiction, ruling, verdict), aundyr (prize, trophy). (