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noun(prize)something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance; also : premium
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noun(prize)something exceptionally desirable
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noun(prize)a contest for a reward : competition
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verb(prize)to estimate the value of : rate
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verb(prize)to value highly : esteem
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noun(prize)something taken by force, stratagem, or threat; especially : property lawfully captured at sea in time of war
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noun(prize)an act of capturing or taking; especially : the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea
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verb(prize)to press, force, or move with a lever : pry
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noun(prize)an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition
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noun(prize)an acknowledgment of notable inferiority
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noun(prize)a prize given to a runner-up or a loser in a contest
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noun(prize)a prize awarded to the holder of a winning ticket passed out at the entrance to an entertainment or function
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noun(prize)any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity —called also Nobel
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noun(prize)any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer —called also Pulitzer