award.
A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
Meaning & usage
A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
Funding that has been granted for the conduct of a research project.
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin *exwardare, from Latin ex (“out”) + Medieval Latin wardare, guardare (“to observe, regard, guard”); see ward, guard, regard.
To determine; to make or grant an award.
To give (an award).
Four or five of these medals are awarded every year.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
To give (a person) an award.
He was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature.
To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.
The arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
(in an examination) To give marks for a correct answer.
Do not award marks for data from previous questions.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin *exwardare, from Latin ex (“out”) + Medieval Latin wardare, guardare (“to observe, regard, guard”); see ward, guard, regard.
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