prize

Everyday

1. A prize is something you win for doing well in a game, race or contest. tree →
2. A prize is anything very valuable that people want to get. tree →
3. To prize something is to value it very much. tree →
4. A prize animal or plant is one good enough to win prizes. tree →

In the lessons

things won; prize money shared among winners; in school: prizes for spelling, art or sports day; in stories: the hero wins the prize or a treasure; in everyday life: raffles and quizzes with prizes; phrases: «first prize», «win a prize», «prize-giving», «the Nobel Prize»

Examples

• The prize is $60 shared among 3 winners. tree →
• 5 prizes were given. tree →
• First prize is twice second prize. tree →
• Each prize costs $4. tree →
• She won first prize in the art contest. tree →
• The prize for the quiz was a box of chocolates. tree →
• He grew a prize pumpkin for the fair. tree →
• Grandma prizes her old photos. tree →
• At prize-giving, everyone clapped for the winners. tree →
• "The gold piece is your prize." tree →

Note

Shared prize money: divide by winners ($60 ÷ 3 = $20). «Twice second prize» means second prize × 2. Homophone: «pries» (from pry) sounds the same. Do not confuse «prize» (a reward) with «price» (what something costs).

In Jewish tradition

In the Tanakh it is a reward or something valued highly. In the primary lessons: things won; prize money shared among winners; in school: prizes for spelling, art or sports day; in stories: the hero wins the prize or a treasure; in everyday life: raffles and quizzes with prizes; phrases: «first prize», «win a prize», «prize-giving», «the Nobel Prize»

Note

Shared prize money: divide by winners ($60 ÷ 3 = $20). «Twice second prize» means second prize × 2. Homophone: «pries» (from pry) sounds the same. Do not confuse «prize» (a reward) with «price» (what something costs).