prize money
noun
1
: a part of the proceeds of a captured ship formerly divided among the officers and men making the capture
2
: money offered in prizes
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Earlier this year, Churchill Downs announced the purse for the 2024 Derby would be an all-time high of $5 million, up from the $3 million in prize money that had been up for grabs since 2019.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
The race and the Detroit Sports Media Association provided the prize money, which included $1,200 for second place, $750 for third and $500 apiece for the other two.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
Aaliyah Bilal, Taylor Johnson and 8 other early career authors will be taking home the prize money
Ten emerging authors are taking home $50,000 after winning big at the Whiting Awards this week.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The payment of prize money will depend upon the World Athletics ratification process, including athletes undergoing and clearing the usual anti-doping procedures, the federation said.
—Mark Schoifet, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
But other countries, including the U.K. and New Zealand, offer no prize money at all.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
The current prize money is the sixth highest in game history, with the top five jackpots all surpassing the $1 billion mark.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
The prize, named in honor of the late Belgian director Chantal Akerman (Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce – 1080 Brussels), is backed with €7,500 ($8,100) in prize money from the Chantal Akerman Foundation and will be the first-ever audience prize in Cannes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Montalvo often attended competitions with no way home without prize money.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Alex Sundby, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
The race and the Detroit Sports Media Association provided the prize money, which included $1,200 for second place, $750 for third and $500 apiece for the other two.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
Aaliyah Bilal, Taylor Johnson and 8 other early career authors will be taking home the prize money
Ten emerging authors are taking home $50,000 after winning big at the Whiting Awards this week.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The payment of prize money will depend upon the World Athletics ratification process, including athletes undergoing and clearing the usual anti-doping procedures, the federation said.
—Mark Schoifet, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
But other countries, including the U.K. and New Zealand, offer no prize money at all.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
The current prize money is the sixth highest in game history, with the top five jackpots all surpassing the $1 billion mark.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
The prize, named in honor of the late Belgian director Chantal Akerman (Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce – 1080 Brussels), is backed with €7,500 ($8,100) in prize money from the Chantal Akerman Foundation and will be the first-ever audience prize in Cannes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Montalvo often attended competitions with no way home without prize money.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
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