: 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
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He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
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Such a person could easily be awarded a Nobel Prize and ought to be one of the richest people ever.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In 2016, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
The Austrian-American physician was later awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work, which led to safe and effective blood transfusions.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
Karl Landsteiner discovered the first blood groups in the early 1900s and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 for his work.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In 2016, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
The Austrian-American physician was later awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work, which led to safe and effective blood transfusions.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
Karl Landsteiner discovered the first blood groups in the early 1900s and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 for his work.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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“Nobel Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nobel%20Prize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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Nobel Prize
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No·bel Prize
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: 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
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