1 [C] ~ (for sth) (often in names of particular awards) a prize such as money, etc. for sth that sb has done:
to win / receive / get an award for sth * He was nominated for the best actor award. * an award presentation / ceremony * the Housing Design Award
seealsoACADEMYAWARD
2 [C] an increase in the amount of money sb earns:
an annual pay award
3 [C,U] the amount of money that a court decides should be given to sb who has won a case; the decision to give this money:
an award of ｣600000 libel damages
4 [U] the official decision to give sth (such as a DIPLOMA) to sb:
Satisfactory completion of the course will lead to the award of the Diploma of Social Work.
5 [C] (BrE) money that students get to help pay for living costs while they study or do research:
a mandatory / discretionary award * an award holder (= the person who has been given an award) * He is eligible for the basic award.
verb ~ (sb) sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for award is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is award a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, award is tagged as noun.
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