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PRIZE
choice, prime, prize, quality, select
(adjective) of superior grade; “choice wines”; “prime beef”; “prize carnations”; “quality paper”; “select peaches”
trophy, prize
(noun) something given as a token of victory
loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money
(noun) goods or money obtained illegally
prize, award
(noun) something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; “the prize was a free trip to Europe”
respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
(verb) regard highly; think much of; “I respect his judgement”; “We prize his creativity”
pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
(verb) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; “The burglar jimmied the lock”; “Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail”
prize, value, treasure, appreciate
(verb) hold dear; “I prize these old photographs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
prize (plural prizes)
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
(military, nautical) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
(obsolete) A contest for a reward; competition.
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
Synonym: prise
Usage notes
Do not confuse with price.
Etymology 2
Verb
prize (third-person singular simple present prizes, present participle prizing, simple past and past participle prized)
To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
(obsolete) To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
(obsolete) To compete in a prizefight.
Etymology 3
Adjective
prize (not comparable)
Having won a prize; award-winning.
first-rate; exceptional
Etymology 4
Alternative forms.
Noun
prize (plural prizes)
Obsolete form of price. [16th–19th c.]
Anagrams
• pizer, rezip
Source: Wiktionary
Prize, n. Etym: [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation. Chaucer. His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won. Spenser.
2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. Kent. Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. I'll never wrestle for prize more. Shak. I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. Dryden.
(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil. iii. 14.
4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] Shak.
5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also prise.] Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. Bouvier.
– Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager.
– Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. Pope.
– Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager.
– Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel.
– Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
– Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
– Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting.
– To make prize of, to capture. Hawthorne.
Prize, v. t.
Definition: To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.]
Prize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n. Prizing.] Etym: [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ]
1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. A goodly price that I was prized at. Zech. xi. 13. I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor. Shak.
2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " Shak. I prized your person, but your crown disdain. Dryden.
Prize, n. Etym: [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ]
Definition: Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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