awarded; awarding; awards
1
: to confer or bestow as being deserved or merited or needed
award scholarships to disadvantaged students
2
: to give by judicial decree or after careful consideration
The jury awarded damages to the defendant.
award a contract
1
: something that is conferred or bestowed especially on the basis of merit or need
a film that has won several awards
2
a
: a judgment or final decision
especially
: the decision of arbitrators in a case submitted to them
b
: the document containing the decision of arbitrators
Synonyms
Examples of award in a Sentence
Verb
The judges will award a prize to the best speaker.
The winner was awarded a gold medal.
A prize will be awarded to the student who sells the most tickets.
The jury awarded damages to the defendant.
The company is awarding the contract to the lowest bidder.
He was awarded a patent for his invention.
Noun
Will the film win any awards at the festival?
She has won numerous awards for her books.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mallory Moench, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
It is awarded to members of the military or civil service for exemplary service.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs, who died in 2020.
—Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
The State Department has already awarded several contracts for police advisers for the Haiti mission.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Kahn handled the technical portion of BBN’s proposal, and ARPA awarded BBN the four-node-network contract in January of 1969.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2024
Prizes will be awarded with $25-$150 gift certificates , with a $25 certificate for each of the first 15 tagged fish.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
The move makes the event the only marathon in the world to award winners the same sum — $55,000 for first place, $30,000 for the runners-up and $22,500 for third-place finishers.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2024
The Kelce brothers awarded the student-athlete the first of 13 scholarships during a special live University of Cincinnati Football team meeting on Thursday, prior to the New Heights Podcast presentation event held at the university.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The AMAs are the third major awards show that CBS has picked up in the past few years, following the CMT Music Awards (in 2022) and the Golden Globes (earlier this year, having previously broadcast the show in 1981-82).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
How the Michelin awards came to be Michelin, was just a tire company when founded in 1889 in France by Andre and Edouard Michelin.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The first award of the night went to Peso Pluma, who won best regional Mexican album for his history-making set Génesis.
—Griselda Flores, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Bush ran away with the Heisman Trophy that December, receiving 784 first-place votes, which at the time was the second-largest tally in the award’s history.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
President Joe Biden was traveling to Syracuse, New York, on Thursday to tout the award.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2024
The annual awards show celebrates the biggest country music artists and songs of the last year.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
The 76th annual awards will take place at the Hollywood Palladium instead of hotel ballrooms at the Beverly Hilton or Century Plaza, giving the evening a different spin.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
Verb
The order, established by King George I in 1725 although believed to originally date back as far back as the eighth century, is awarded to members of the military or civil service for exemplary service.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
It is awarded to members of the military or civil service for exemplary service.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs, who died in 2020.
—Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
The State Department has already awarded several contracts for police advisers for the Haiti mission.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Kahn handled the technical portion of BBN’s proposal, and ARPA awarded BBN the four-node-network contract in January of 1969.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2024
Prizes will be awarded with $25-$150 gift certificates , with a $25 certificate for each of the first 15 tagged fish.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
The move makes the event the only marathon in the world to award winners the same sum — $55,000 for first place, $30,000 for the runners-up and $22,500 for third-place finishers.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2024
The Kelce brothers awarded the student-athlete the first of 13 scholarships during a special live University of Cincinnati Football team meeting on Thursday, prior to the New Heights Podcast presentation event held at the university.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Noun
Wood’s compensation last year included salary of $1.2 million, stock awards worth $7.57 million and stock option awards valued at $11.43 million, according to Roku’s proxy statement filing Friday with the SEC.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The AMAs are the third major awards show that CBS has picked up in the past few years, following the CMT Music Awards (in 2022) and the Golden Globes (earlier this year, having previously broadcast the show in 1981-82).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
How the Michelin awards came to be Michelin, was just a tire company when founded in 1889 in France by Andre and Edouard Michelin.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The first award of the night went to Peso Pluma, who won best regional Mexican album for his history-making set Génesis.
—Griselda Flores, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Bush ran away with the Heisman Trophy that December, receiving 784 first-place votes, which at the time was the second-largest tally in the award’s history.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
President Joe Biden was traveling to Syracuse, New York, on Thursday to tout the award.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2024
The annual awards show celebrates the biggest country music artists and songs of the last year.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
The 76th annual awards will take place at the Hollywood Palladium instead of hotel ballrooms at the Beverly Hilton or Century Plaza, giving the evening a different spin.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Award.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/award. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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award
1 of 2 verb1
: to give by court decision (as after a lawsuit)
award damages
2
: to give or grant as a reward
award a prize to the best speaker
award
2 of 2 noun
: something (as a prize) that is awarded
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