Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

door prize

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: door prize
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gift given to people who attend a meeting, party, event, etc., especially one which is given on a random basis to one or some of the attendees.

noun

A notional prize awarded to a cyclist who collides with the open door of a parked car.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Dewey infantrymen passed out soft drinks and small favors to gawking visitors and gave every 200th visitor a door prize."
"Spectators are admitted free and are eligible to win a door prize of two tickets to the United States Open Championships at Flushing Meadows."

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

door prizes (plural) door-prize (alternative)

Questions

What does door prize mean?: A gift given to people who attend a meeting, party, event, etc., especially one which is given on a random basis to one or some of the attendees.

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