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Award Numerous Noun əˈwɔːd əˈwɔːrd Nominated Actor Uk's

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WordType (noun)
Phonetic /əˈwɔːd/ /əˈwɔːrd/
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  • he was nominated for the best actor award.
  • the uk's most prestigious literary award
  • the housing design award
  • the mayor will present the awards.
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award

(noun)/əˈwɔːd/ /əˈwɔːrd/
  1. a prize such as money, etc. for something that somebody has done
    • SEE ALSO Academy Award™
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/academy-awardtm
    • He was nominated for the best actor award.
    • the UK's most prestigious literary award
    • the Housing Design Award
    • The mayor will present the awards.
    • to win/accept an award for something
    • He received numerous awards for excellence in teaching.
    • She was recently honoured with a lifetime achievement award.
    • The winners of the awards are picked by the network's viewers.
    • an awards ceremony

    Extra Examples

    • She was the recipient of numerous awards and honours.
    • He received the Young Player of the Year Award.
    • His goalkeeping won him the man of the match award.
    • Stephen's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award.
    • She has won awards for her solo shows.
    • The award was made for his work in cancer research.
    • The movie deserved all the awards it received.
    • The winning designers will receive cash awards.
    • the numerous awards bestowed on him in his lifetime
    • The association is presenting its annual awards this week.
  2. an increase in the amount of money somebody earns
    • an annual pay award
    • The union is unhappy with this year's pay award.
  3. an amount of money given as an official payment or grant to somebody
    • an award of £600 000 in libel damages
    • The judge has the power to make damages awards.
    • Students on diploma courses could apply for a discretionary award from their local authority.
  4. the official decision to give something to somebody
    • Satisfactory completion of the course will lead to the award of the Diploma of Social Work.
    • The court must specify the different elements in its award of compensation.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘issue a judicial decision’, also denoting the decision itself): from Anglo-Norman French awarder, variant of Old French esguarder ‘consider, ordain’, from es- (from Latin ex ‘thoroughly’) + guarder ‘watch (over)’, based on a word of Germanic origin related to ward; compare with guard.
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