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to award

to award

228 1.5
To officially give a prize or money to someone for achievement
  • verb
  • /əˈwɔrd/
translation icon : otorgar
  • Perhaps a colleague at your school who is outside the arts has been awarded a grant.
  • award a grant
  • award a degree
  • award the baccalaureate

They cleared Mosul and half the time Eddie was awarded the number one chief.

Examples

  • Queen Elizabeth has awarded the title in honorary form to Reagan and Bush.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • For back pay and loss of benefits, we award $143,000.

    Philadelphia (1993)

  • And I was the only person that was awarded a belt that day.

  • - Oh, based on your last mission, you were awarded the Bronze Star.

    A Patriot's Day (2021)

  • This morning, nine people were awarded honorary degrees.

  • I am proud to award them these Level One badges.

    Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

  • The number of Ph.D.s awarded in the U.S. has seen a significant increase since 2002.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded to Corporal Arthur Horman of Key Largo, Florida...

    Fiction book (1999)

  • His Holiness, Dhyan Rinpochey... has therefore awarded Lama Tashi the precious 'Khenpo' degree... in recognition of his achievement.

    Samsara (2011)

  • The committee decided to award her the scholarship for her outstanding research.

Synonyms

to grant
vsto award
  • Formal
565 3.3

To officially give permission, rights, or money to someone

is limited to official giving for recognition or as a decision outcome
to present
vsto award
  • Formal
371 2.7

Give something to someone in a ceremony

focuses on official giving for achievement or as a decision result
to decorate
vsto award
  • Formal
72 3.9

To give someone an official honour like a medal for brave or good work

is broader, used for official prizes, money, or honors after a decision

Antonyms

to deny
423 1.6

To refuse to let someone have something

to revoke
  • Formal
96 6.2

Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license

Phrasal Verbs

to award points to
3.0

To give points to someone for how well they do

Compounds

award-winning
101 3.4

Someone or something that has won awards for very good work

Academy Award
77 2.7

A prize given each year for the best work in movies, like acting or directing

special award
  • Formal
4 2.9

Official recognition given for important achievements or contributions

Bidone award
  • Literature
8.9

A yearly joke prize given to the most disappointing player in Italy's top football league

Darwin Award
  • Offensive
7.6

A joke award given after someone dies or is badly hurt by a very foolish action

Herman Cain Award
  • Offensive
9.9

A mock online award for people who say health risks are not serious and then become very ill

people's choice award
3.0

A prize chosen by the public who vote for their favorite

superlative award
5.0

The highest prize given in a field or competition

How Official

to confer
  • Formal
22 6.2
to bestow
  • Formal
61 5.6
to award
228 1.5
to present
  • Formal
371 2.7
to give
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

award infinitive
awarded past
awarded past participle
awarding present participle
awards third person singular

Etymology

The verb _award_ comes from old words that meant 'to give' or 'to decide', built from parts like a- ('to') and ward and is similar to reward. So, to award someone is to officially give them something after a decision.