AWARD
What does "AWARD" mean?
A prize or recognition given for achievement; or to grant such a thing officially.
Meanings
- A prize, honor, or grant given in recognition of merit or achievement. The film swept every award at the festival.
- A sum or decision officially granted, especially by a court or arbitrator. The jury's damages award ran into the millions. technical
- To give or grant officially, especially as a result of a judgment or decision. The committee awarded her the scholarship.
Did you know?
- 'Award' began as a legal word for a considered judgment, not a trophy: it shares a 'watch over / guard' root with 'ward' and 'guard', and a court's damages decision is still called an award.
Word origin
From Anglo-French 'awarder' ('to decide after consideration'), from Old North French, ultimately built on a Germanic root meaning 'to watch over, guard', related to 'ward' and 'guard'.
Remember it
An AWARD is given 'a-WARD' - it once meant a guarded, watched-over judgment, sharing the root of 'guard'.
A little poem
The trophy gleams for one bright public hour;
the work it names was done without the glow.
couplet
Wordplay
- The hospital ward won a prize for tidiest corridor. Officially, it was the a-ward-winning ward.
What it teaches
A prize names the work; it never replaces the reason you began it.
Quick facts
What does AWARD mean?
A prize or recognition given for achievement; or to grant such a thing officially.
Is AWARD a valid word?
Yes — AWARD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AWARD?
AWARD has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does AWARD come from?
From Anglo-French 'awarder' ('to decide after consideration'), from Old North French, ultimately built on a Germanic root meaning 'to watch over, guard', related to 'ward' and 'guard'.
What can AWARD teach us?
A prize names the work; it never replaces the reason you began it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.