PRIZE
What does "PRIZE" mean?
Something won as a reward for victory or success, especially in a contest.
Meanings
- A reward given to a winner of a contest, lottery, or competition. First prize was a week's holiday for two.
- A thing worth striving for; something highly valued. The senate seat was the prize both parties wanted.
- To value something highly; to treasure. She prized her grandmother's letters above all else.
- Outstanding of its kind; award-worthy. He grew a prize marrow for the county fair.
Did you know?
- The Nobel Prize was funded by dynamite: inventor Alfred Nobel's 1895 will turned his explosives fortune into the world's most famous award for peace and discovery.
Word origin
From Old French 'pris' (price, value, reward), from Latin 'pretium' (price, value); 'prize' and 'price' are doublets that split apart in Middle English.
Remember it
PRIZE and PRICE are twins from Latin 'pretium' - one is what you win, the other what you pay.
A little poem
The trophy gleams; the crowd forgets the cost-
the prize is bright, but count what else was lost.
couplet
Wordplay
- I won a year's supply of glue at the fair. I'm still trying to hold onto the prize.
What it teaches
Chase the prize too hard and you may pay a price the trophy never covers.
Quick facts
What does PRIZE mean?
Something won as a reward for victory or success, especially in a contest.
Is PRIZE a valid word?
Yes — PRIZE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PRIZE?
PRIZE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PRIZE come from?
From Old French 'pris' (price, value, reward), from Latin 'pretium' (price, value); 'prize' and 'price' are doublets that split apart in Middle English.
What can PRIZE teach us?
Chase the prize too hard and you may pay a price the trophy never covers.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.