award

Nouns

  • (n) a grant made by a law court
    • he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court
    awarding,
  • (n) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    • an award for bravery
    accolade, honor, laurels, honour,
  • (n) something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
    • the prize was a free trip to Europe
    prize,

Verbs

  • (v) give, especially as an honor or reward
    • bestow honors and prizes at graduation
    present,
  • (v) give as judged due or on the basis of merit
    • the referee awarded a free kick to the team
    • the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers
    grant,

Synonyms

present awarding grant accolade honor laurels honour prize

Words of close approximity

aware
away
await awake aware awash
awarding award-winning