prize

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Usage notes 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.1.3 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 External links

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[edit] Etymology 1

< Middle English prise < Old French prise (“‘a taking, capture, a seizure, a thing seized, a prize, booty, also hold, purchase’”) < French prise < pris, pp. of prendre (“‘to take, to capture’”) < Latin prendere (“‘to take, seize’”); see prehend. Cf. prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, suprise, etc.

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• Rhymes: -aɪz

[edit] Noun

prize (plural prizes)

1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
2. (military, nautical) 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.
3. 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.
4. That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
5. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
6. A contest for a reward; competition.
7. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

[edit] Derived terms

• booby prize
• consolation prize
• prize-winner
• prize-winning
• pushing prize

[edit] Usage notes

Do not confuse with price.

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[edit] See also

• prise
• price

[edit] Etymology 2

< Middle English prysen < Old French priser (“‘to set a price or value on, esteem, value’”) < pris (“‘price’”) < Latin pretium (“‘price, value’”); see price. Cf. praise, appraise, apprize.

[edit] Verb

to prize (third-person singular simple present prizes, present participle prizing, simple past and past participle prized)

1. To consider something highly valuable.
2. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.

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[edit] External links

• prize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• prize in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911