prize
/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ noun B1- That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
- Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
- An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. · A literary prize has been instituted for this SY.
- That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
- Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
- A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
Plural prizes
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Winner of the Jackson prize for Comparative Pathology, with essay entitled ‘Is Disease a Reversion?’ Corresponding member of the Swedish Pathological Society.
Josie Pye took first prize for knitted lace.
Harmon Andrews took second prize for Gravenstein apples and Mr.
Bell took first prize for a pig.
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