Nobel Prize

noun

No·​bel Prize nō-ˈbel- 

ˈnō-ˌbel-

: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity

called also Nobel

Examples of Nobel Prize in a Sentence

He won the Nobel Prize for economics.

Recent Examples on the Web

The achievement was so significant that two of the physicists behind the theory won the Nobel Prize. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

The film is based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Knut Hamsun. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2026

That’s an interesting conception from a person who also believes money won’t matter anymore because of AI, so Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu called Musk out for it on Monday. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Three of the women behind that clearance are particle physicists who worked on the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Nobel Prize

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Kids Definition

Nobel Prize

noun

No·​bel Prize (ˌ)nō-ˌbel- 

: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity