award UK /əˈwɔːd/US /əˈwɔɹd/noun 5verb 5forms 5 noun5 •a cup, money or another prize handed to someone to honor something they did very well •Funding that has been granted for the conduct of a research project. •A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. •The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. •(Australia, New-Zealand) A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.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. — 2000 verb5 •To give (an award).Four or five of these medals are awarded every year.He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. •To determine; to make or grant an award. •To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.The arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. •(UK) (in an examination) To give marks for a correct answer.Do not award marks for data from previous questions. •To give (a person) an award.He was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature. formsawarded · awarding · awardeth · awards · awardest
