prize
♦♦ prize /pr'aɪz/ (prizes prizing prized)
The spelling prise is also used in British English for meanings 5 and 6.
1 [N-COUNT]
A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work.
You must claim your prize by telephoning our claims line...
He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition...
They were going all out for the prize-money, £6,500 for the winning team.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
You use prize to describe things that are of such good quality that they win prizes or deserve to win prizes.
...a prize bull.
...prize blooms.
3 [N-COUNT]
You can refer to someone or something as a prize when people consider them to be of great value or importance.
With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize.
4 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
Something that is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality.
Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors...
One of the gallery's most prized possessions is the portrait of Ginevra da Vinci.
5 [VERB] V n with adj, V n with adv, V n out of/from n
If you prize something open or prize it away from a surface, you force it to open or force it to come away from the surface. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pry)
He tried to prize the dog's mouth open...
I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials...
He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers.
6 [VERB] V n out of n, also V n with out
If you prize something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pry)
Alison and I had to prize conversation out of him.boo|by prize /b'uːbi praɪz/ (booby prizes)
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The booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in a competition.con|so|la|tion prize (consolation prizes)
1 [N-COUNT]
A consolation prize is a small prize which is given to a person who fails to win a competition.
2 [N-COUNT]
A consolation prize is something that is arranged for or is given to a person to make them feel happier when they have failed to achieve something better.
Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election.prize fight (prize fights)
also prizefight
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A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official.prize fight|er (prize fighters)
also prizefighter
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A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money.star prize (star prizes)
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The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.
The spelling prise is also used in British English for meanings 5 and 6.
1 [N-COUNT]
A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work.
You must claim your prize by telephoning our claims line...
He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition...
They were going all out for the prize-money, £6,500 for the winning team.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
You use prize to describe things that are of such good quality that they win prizes or deserve to win prizes.
...a prize bull.
...prize blooms.
3 [N-COUNT]
You can refer to someone or something as a prize when people consider them to be of great value or importance.
With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize.
4 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
Something that is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality.
Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors...
One of the gallery's most prized possessions is the portrait of Ginevra da Vinci.
5 [VERB] V n with adj, V n with adv, V n out of/from n
If you prize something open or prize it away from a surface, you force it to open or force it to come away from the surface. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pry)
He tried to prize the dog's mouth open...
I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials...
He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers.
6 [VERB] V n out of n, also V n with out
If you prize something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pry)
Alison and I had to prize conversation out of him.boo|by prize /b'uːbi praɪz/ (booby prizes)
[N-COUNT]
The booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in a competition.con|so|la|tion prize (consolation prizes)
1 [N-COUNT]
A consolation prize is a small prize which is given to a person who fails to win a competition.
2 [N-COUNT]
A consolation prize is something that is arranged for or is given to a person to make them feel happier when they have failed to achieve something better.
Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election.prize fight (prize fights)
also prizefight
[N-COUNT]
A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official.prize fight|er (prize fighters)
also prizefighter
[N-COUNT]
A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money.star prize (star prizes)
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The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.