Definition of Prize. Meaning of Prize. Synonyms of Prize

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Definition of Prize

Prize
Prize Prize, v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.]
Prize
Prize Prize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n. Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ] 1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi. 13. I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor. --Shak. 2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. ``[I] do love, prize, honor you. ' --Shak. I prized your person, but your crown disdain. --Dryden.
Prize
Prize Prize, n. [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ] Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] --Shak.

Meaning of Prize from wikipedia

- Hierarchical prizes, where the best award is "first prize", "grand prize", or "gold medal". Subordinate awards are "second prize", "third prize", etc., or...
- The Nobel Prize (/ˈnoʊbɛl/, NOH-bel; Swedish: Nobelpriset [nʊˈbɛ̂lːˌpriːsɛt]; Norwegian: Nobelprisen) is a set of annual international awards bestowed...
- The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British...
- The Pulitzer Prize (/ˈpʊlɪtsər/) is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature and musical composition within...
- The Ig Nobel Prize (/ˌɪɡnoʊˈbɛl/ IG-noh-BEL) is a satiric prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific...
- The Nobel Prize in Literature is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words...
- The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel...
- The Nobel Prize in Physics is a yearly award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions...
- The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: Nobelpriset, Norwegian: Nobelprisen) are prizes awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy...
- The Prize may refer to: The Prize (novel), a 1962 novel by Irving Wallace The Prize (1963 film), a 1963 film based on the novel The Prize (1950 film)...
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