prize

Definition von prize im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A contest for a reward; competition; That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power; 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; Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel; To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry; Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect; A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever; That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery; To consider something highly valuable; Estimation; valuation; To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry; hold dear; "I prize these old photographs; something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"; something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe" hold dear; "I prize these old photographs; To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem; {v} to value, esteem, regard, honor, rate; {n} a reward to merit, something taken from an enemy; Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp; If you prize something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. Alison and I had to prize conversation out of him. Booker Prize 2002- Man Booker Prize Nobel Prize Pritzker Architecture Prize prize cases Pulitzer Prize; regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"; Something that is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality. Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors One of the gallery's most prized possessions is the portrait of Ginevra da Vinci; property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel; An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort; something given as a token of victory; One of a number of cards drawn from the deck during the preparation for game play and placed face-down on the playing area When a Pokémon is Knocked Out, the opposing player takes one of these cards (one for each Pokémon that is Knocked Out) and places it in his hand Players are not allowed to look at these cards until they are taken unless a Trainer or Pokémon Power allows the player to do so Before the game, the two players agree on a number of prizes, which may be between 1 and 6, and draw out these prizes When a player takes his last prize, he wins the match; and 6; To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate; {s} valuable, of great worth; unique, outstanding; award-winning, worthy of a reward; given as an award; {f} appreciate, esteem, respect, hold in high regard; estimate value, appraise, assess worth; 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; Reward give to the winner in a contest, sweepstakes, or lottery; also sometimes refers to a sales incentive award; {i} award, reward, trophy, item won in a competition; booty, loot, plunder; acquisition, property that has been obtained from others; The amount paid to a player for his winning ticket May not be a net profit; You use prize to describe things that are of such good quality that they win prizes or deserve to win prizes. a prize bull. prize blooms; to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"; Often a non-monetary award (book, medal, or trophy) given in recognition of achievement or success in a competition; is an award given to a student on the basis of superior academic achievement in a Faculty, Department, or in some other subdivision of a Faculty For the purposes of prizes, a course within the University is considered to be an acceptable subdivision of a Faculty Additional non-academic secondary selection criteria may also be used A "Prize" does appear on your transcript; hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"; Barters of merchandise given as prizes on television or radio shows in return for mentions of the brand names of the merchandise donated; You can refer to someone or something as a prize when people consider them to be of great value or importance. With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize; If you prize something open or prize it away from a surface, you force it to open or force it to come away from the surface. He tried to prize the dog's mouth open I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers; name used to describe an enemy vessel captured at sea by a ship of war or a privateer; also used to describe a contraband cargo taken from a merchant ship A 'prize court' would then determine the validity of capture of ships and goods and authorize their disposal 'Prize' in British naval history always acted as considerable incentive to recruitment with many men tempted to join the navy in anticipation of quick riches; of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"; goods or money obtained illegally; The spelling prise is also used in British English for meanings; A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work. You must claim your prize by telephoning our claims line He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition They were going all out for the prize-money, £6,500 for the winning team
prize-taking: The capturing of an enemy ship at sea; this results in a payment to all hands from the Admiralty
prize-taking: That wins prizes (used especially of livestock)
prize-taking: The winning of a prize in a competition
prize cases: (1863) Legal dispute in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Pres. Abraham Lincoln's seizure of ships (prizes). In April 1861, three months before Congress declared a state of war, Lincoln authorized a blockade of Confederate ports. In that three-month period, several merchant ships ran the blockade and were captured by the Union navy. The legality of the seizures was challenged in court; on appeal, the Supreme Court ruled that the president had acted legally to resist insurrection, sanctioning presidential use of emergency powers
prize day: an occasion at a school, usually once a year, when prizes are given to children who have done well in particular subjects
prize fight: A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official
prize fight: title fight, boxing match to determine championship rankings
prize fighter: A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money
prize fighter: professional boxer, boxer who fights in boxing matches for a prize
prize fighting: professional boxing
prize idiot: {i} moron, half-wit, imbecile, dunce
prize money: {i} money won or given as a prize; money obtained through the sale of plunder
prize money: any money given as a prize
prize ring: {i} wrestling ring, area for wrestling matches
prize winner: the winner of a lottery
prize winning: {s} award-winning, has been given a prize, champion, worthy of a prize
prize-giving: A prize-giving is a ceremony where prizes are awarded to people who have produced a very high standard of work. Neil had been at a prize giving ceremony at a school in Birmingham. a prize-giving for cattle-breeding. a ceremony at which people are given prizes, especially at a school
prize-winning: a prize-winning thing or person has won a prize
Pritzker Architecture Prize: World's most prestigious honour in the field of architecture. Established through the philanthropic efforts of the Pritzkers, a prominent Chicago business family, the prize, first awarded in 1979, bestows an annual award of $100,000 on an architect whose built contributions to the field and to society are judged worthiest. The international jury has included architects, artists, historians, academicians, critics, and business executives
Nobel Prize: Any of the international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for the promotion of world peace; or the prize in economics awarded by the Swedish National Bank, in memorial of Alfred Nobel
Pulitzer Prize: an annual American award given for journalism, literature, and music
She won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the health care.
X Prize: a prize, usually a multi-million dollar monetary one, offered for a specific scientific or technological advance
booby prize: A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance
At the end of the conference, they awarded him with a rubber chicken as a booby prize for complaining the loudest.
consolation prize: An award given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show
grand prize: First prize
grand prize: In a tournament, raffle or other contest, the most desirable prize offered for the overall winner
The grand prize on the game show was a brand new Cadillac.
no prize for guessing: Used to form expressions emphasizing the unsurprising nature of what follows
You get no prize for guessing what happened when the spider landed on her plate.
prise: An enterprise
prized: Simple past tense and past participle of prize
prized: Highly valued, cherished
His prized possession was his child.
spot prize: a small prize given informally during an event such as a dinner dance
Sikorsky prize: A prize for human powered helicopters named in Igor Sikorsky's honor
2002- Man Booker Prize: in full (2002- ) Man Booker Prize Prestigious British award given annually to a full-length novel. It was established in 1968 by the multinational company Booker McConnell as a counterpart to the French Prix Goncourt. The Booker Prize Foundation administers the prize, aided by an advisory committee. Entries, which are nominated by publishers, must be written by an English-language author from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth countries, Ireland, or South Africa. Its winners have included Kingsley Amis, A.S. Byatt, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and Salman Rushdie. In 1992 a Booker Russian Novel Prize was introduced
Booker Prize: an important prize given every year for the best novel in English written by a citizen of the UK or the British Commonwealth. in full (2002- ) Man Booker Prize Prestigious British award given annually to a full-length novel. It was established in 1968 by the multinational company Booker McConnell as a counterpart to the French Prix Goncourt. The Booker Prize Foundation administers the prize, aided by an advisory committee. Entries, which are nominated by publishers, must be written by an English-language author from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth countries, Ireland, or South Africa. Its winners have included Kingsley Amis, A.S. Byatt, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and Salman Rushdie. In 1992 a Booker Russian Novel Prize was introduced
Israel prize: {i} national prize awarded to scientists and authors on Independence Day (Israel)
Israel prize winner: {i} person who wins the Israel prize (national prize awarded to scientists and authors)
Man Booker Prize: in full (2002- ) Man Booker Prize Prestigious British award given annually to a full-length novel. It was established in 1968 by the multinational company Booker McConnell as a counterpart to the French Prix Goncourt. The Booker Prize Foundation administers the prize, aided by an advisory committee. Entries, which are nominated by publishers, must be written by an English-language author from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth countries, Ireland, or South Africa. Its winners have included Kingsley Amis, A.S. Byatt, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and Salman Rushdie. In 1992 a Booker Russian Novel Prize was introduced
Nobel Peace Prize: {i} prize in the name of Alfred Nobel which is awarded in the field of working towards peace by the Swedish Royal Academy
Nobel Prize: A Nobel Prize is one of a set of prizes that are awarded each year to people who have done important work in science, literature, or economics, or for world peace. the Nobel Prize for literature. Any of the six international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and economics and for the promotion of world peace. one of the prizes given each year to people who have done important work in various types of activity. There are prizes for special achievements in physics, chemistry, economics, literature, and peace. The Nobel prizes were established by Alfred Nobel and are given in Sweden. It is a great honour to receive a Nobel prize, and people who have received them are sometimes called Nobel laureates. Any of the prizes awarded annually by four institutions (three Swedish and one Norwegian) from a fund established under the will of Alfred B. Nobel. The will specified that awards should be given "to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind." Since 1901, prizes have been awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace; since 1969, a sixth prize, established by the Bank of Sweden, has been awarded in economic sciences. The Nobel Prizes are regarded as the most prestigious prizes in the world
Nobel prize: {i} international prize awarded annually for outstanding achievements in various professional fields (physics, chemistry, literature, peace, economics, medicine and physiology)
Nobel prize laureate: {i} person who has been awarded or received the Nobel prize
Pulitzer Prize: Any of several awards established by Joseph Pulitzer and conferred annually for accomplishment in various fields of American journalism, literature, and music. one of the eight prizes given every year in the US to people who have produced especially good work in journalism (=writing for newspapers) , literature, or music. The prizes were started by the US newspaper owner Joseph Pulitzer(1847-1911), and winning a Pulitzer Prize is a great honour. Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. The prizes, originally endowed with a gift of $500,000 from Joseph Pulitzer, are highly esteemed and have been awarded each May since 1917 on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university. The numbers and categories of prizes have varied over the years. Today they include 14 awards in journalism, six in letters, one in music, and four fellowships
award a prize: {f} give a prize; give an award
big prize: {i} first prize; jackpot
booby prize: The booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in a competition. a prize given as a joke to the person who is last in a competition
booby prize: {i} prize given to the person who finishes last in a competition, loser's consolation prize
booby prize: a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest
consolation prize: {i} prize given to compensate one who did not win first prize
consolation prize: A consolation prize is something that is arranged for or is given to a person to make them feel happier when they have failed to achieve something better. Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election. A prize given to a competitor who loses or does not win the first prize. a prize that is given to someone who has not won a competition
consolation prize: A consolation prize is a small prize which is given to a person who fails to win a competition
door prize: A prize awarded by lottery to the holder of a ticket purchased at or before a function. a prize given to someone who has the winning number on their ticket for a show, dance etc
door prize: tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket
door prize: {i} prize that is given to the holder of a winning ticket handed out at the entrance (such as at a dance or party), entrance ticket later used as a lottery ticket
draw a prize: win a prize
first prize: highest prize, highest reward
incentive prize: {i} award or prize offered in order to increase motivation
nobel prize: an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace
prise: see prize. Variant of prize. to move or lift something by pushing it away from something else
prise: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
prise: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
prise: See Prize, n
prise: A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared paper, as from a negative, or from a drawing on transparent paper
prise: That which is produced by printing
prise: Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc
prise: Variant of prize
prise: An impression taken from anything, as from an engraved plate
prise: To force (open) with a lever; to pry
prise: A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping, especially calico or cotton cloth
prise: A printed publication, more especially a newspaper or other periodical
prise: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
prise: as, small print; large print; this line is in print
prise: {f} open by force, pry open, open by the force of leverage
prise: Also Prize, v
prised: past of prise
prises: plural of prise
prising: present participle of prise
prized: extremely important or valuable to someone
prized: {s} highly valued, held in high regard, greatly esteemed; very expensive, of great value, of great worth
prizes: Grants for constructing, renovating, remodeling, or rehabilitating property Includes general or unspecified capital support awards See also: Awards, Competitions Topic areas: Fundraising and Financial Sustainability
prizes: The 6 cards you put face-down at the start of the game Every time one of your opponent's Pokémon is Knocked Out, you take 1 of your Prizes into your hand When you take your last Prize, you win!
prizes: Gifts to winners of competitions sponsored by nonprofits or an affiliated organization
prizes: A prize is offered in a competition or a contest of chance
prizes: plural of prize
prizing: See Prize, n
prizing: The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc
second prize: {i} second place, position that is almost the best, silver medal, deputy position
star prize: The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize
third prize: {i} third place, bronze medal, prize that comes after first and second prize
win a prize: {f} be victorious and receive a prize

Türkisch - Englisch

Definition von prize im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch
prize takmak: (Bilgisayar) plug-in
prize takmak: plug into
prize takılı: plugged in
prize takma: Inserting into a wall outlet
prize takmak: plug in
büyük ikramiye first prize: (in a lottery)
fişi prize sokmak: to plug in

prize

Türkische aussprache

prayz

Synonyme

award-winning, champion, choice, cream, elite, fat, first-class, first-rate, outstanding, pick, prime, top, topnotch, winning, accolade

Antonyme

worst, blame, punishment, despise, dislike, hate, not care

Aussprache

/ˈprīz/ /ˈpraɪz/

Etymologie

() Middle English prise Old French prise (“a taking, capture, a seizure, a thing seized, a prize, booty, also hold, purchase”) French prise pris, past participle of prendre (“to take, to capture”) Latin prendere (“to take, seize”); see prehend. Compare prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, suprise, etc.