prize money

noun

1

: a part of the proceeds of a captured ship formerly divided among the officers and crew making the capture

2

: money offered in prizes

Examples of prize money in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Certain top players, including Alex de Minaur, opted out of the media boycott for Wimbledon, citing their appreciation of the prize money increase as a sign of progress. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 July 2026

How Spain shares it $50 million The prize money is paid directly to the RFEF not to the players. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Along with the coveted trophy, Spain gets $51 million in prize money, while second place Argentina will receive $34 million. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026

As for World Cup prize money, that’s paid by FIFA to the federations — not the players. — Luis Andres Henao, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for prize money

• bunny
• funny
• gunny
• honey
• runny
• sonny
• sunny
• tunny