prize
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,728 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 49,362 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery also: award the prize was a free trip to Europe
- goods or money obtained illegally also: loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag, dirty money
- something given as a token of victory also: trophy
verb
- hold dear also: value, treasure, appreciate I prize these old photographs
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open also: pry, prise, lever, jimmy The burglar jimmied the lockRaccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- regard highly; think much of also: respect, esteem, value, prise I respect his judgementWe prize his creativity
adjective
- of superior grade also: choice, prime, quality, select choice winesprime beef
prize in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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What is the prize, and how are you promoted?
The Louisa Alcott Reader · Louisa May Alcott · Chapter 1
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Thus Victory always will Industry bless, And the prize is more precious for dangers pass'd.
The American Joe Miller · Robert [Compiler] Kempt · Chapter 1
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And how proud gentle great-grandmamma was when her granddaughter captured the second prize in her class.
Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 · Various · Chapter 1
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He returned to Crato with his golden prize, believing himself a conqueror when he was in reality a slave.
Don Sebastian · Anna Maria Porter · Chapter 1
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Three men of vast wealth competed for the prize, and the lucky purchaser was the eminent banker, John T. Sterling.
The Unpublishable Memoirs · A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf) Rosenbach · Chapter 1