award
/əˈwɔɹd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.88 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
noun
The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
noun
Funding that has been granted for the conduct of a research project.
noun
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
noun
A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage
Example Sentences
- "Citing the damages that Ms. Lewis and Mr. Heslin had requested, Mr. Jones called the award a “major victory” in a video posted on Infowars on Thursday night, even as he urged viewers to buy products from his website to stave off what he portrayed as financial ruin."
- "The AMIEU^([Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union]) first developed into a powerful organisation in the early years of the twentieth century, and after the first industry-wide collective agreement was made in 1911, collective bargaining prevailed in the industry until 1917, when the employers sought an award from the Queensland Industrial Court. The first award was issued on March 12, 1918."
- "A further 17 per cent responded that the agreement replaced ‘most’ aspects of the award, leaving the large majority (67 per cent) claiming that the agreement replaced only ‘some’ aspects of the award."
- "Employees whose pay is set by ‘award only’ are those who have their pay set by an award, and who are not paid more than the award rate of pay."
- "To assert its control, Vietnam has since established Spratly Island as a township in Truòng Sa district, organized local elections and tours in the Spratlys, and has continued to award oil exploration contracts."
- "Four or five of these medals are awarded every year."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈwɔɹd/
- British English: /əˈwɔːd/