Толковый словарь английского языка - prize
Prize
prize
I. noun see: price Date: 14th century something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance, something exceptionally desirable, a contest for a reward ; competition , II. adjective Date: 1803 1. awarded or worthy of a ~, awarded as a ~, entered for the sake of a ~ , outstanding of a kind , III. transitive verb (~d; prizing) see: price Date: 14th century to estimate the value of ; rate , to value highly ; esteem , see: appreciate IV. noun see: get Date: 14th century something taken by force, stratagem, or threat, an act of capturing or taking, see: spoil V. transitive verb (~d; prizing) Etymology: ~ lever Date: 1686 to press, force, or move with a lever ; pry
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 something that can be won in a competition or lottery etc. 2 a reward given as a symbol of victory or superiority. 3 something striven for or worth striving for (missed all the great prizes of life). 4 (attrib.) a to which a prize is awarded (a prize bull; a prize poem). b supremely excellent or outstanding of its kind. --v.tr. value highly (a much prized possession). Phrases and idioms prize-giving an award of prizes, esp. formally at a school etc. prize-money money offered as a prize. prize-ring 1 an enclosed area (now usu. a square) for prizefighting. 2 the practice of prizefighting. Etymology: (n.) ME, var. of PRICE: (v.) ME f. OF pris- stem of preisier PRAISE 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a ship or property captured in naval warfare. 2 a find or windfall. --v.tr. make a prize of. Phrases and idioms prize-court a department of an admiralty court concerned with prizes. Etymology: ME f. OF prise taking, booty, fem. past part. of prendre f. L prehendere prehens- seize: later identified with PRIZE(1) 3. var. of PRISE. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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