noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈwɔːd/
General-American:/əˈwɔɹd/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
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noun
Meaning 1
A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff
Funds are granted to qualified researchers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give
Narrower terms: pension, pension off
History
Etymology
From Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin *exwardare, from Latin ex (“out”) + Medieval Latin wardare, guardare (“to observe, regard, guard”); see ward, guard, regard.
Across languages
Translations
171 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قَرَار
(qarār)
— decision of arbitrators
Arabic:
قرار
(qarār)
— decision of arbitrators
Bulgarian:
отсъ́ждане
(otsǎ́ždane)
— decision of arbitrators
Bulgarian:
реше́ние
(rešénie)
— decision of arbitrators
Catalan:
veredicte
— decision of arbitrators
Finnish:
päätös
— decision of arbitrators
German:
Spruch
— decision of arbitrators
German:
Entscheid
— decision of arbitrators
Italian:
sentenza
— decision of arbitrators
Portuguese:
sentença
— decision of arbitrators
Russian:
реше́ние
(rešénije)
— decision of arbitrators
Russian:
присужде́ние
(prisuždénije)
— decision of arbitrators
Spanish:
laudo
— decision of arbitrators
Telugu:
తీర్పు
(tīrpu)
— decision of arbitrators
Albanian:
dhënie
— trophy or medal
Arabic:
جَائِزَة
(jāʔiza)
— trophy or medal
Arabic:
مُكَافَأَة
(mukāfaʔa)
— trophy or medal
Arabic:
جايزة
(gayza)
— trophy or medal
Armenian:
պարգեւ
(pargew)
— trophy or medal
Azerbaijani:
mükafat
— trophy or medal
Basque:
sari
— trophy or medal
Belarusian:
узнагаро́да
(uznaharóda)
— trophy or medal
Belarusian:
нагаро́да
(naharóda)
— trophy or medal
Belarusian:
прэ́мія
(prémija)
— trophy or medal
Belarusian:
прыз
(pryz)
— trophy or medal
Bulgarian:
награ́да
(nagráda)
— trophy or medal
Burmese:
ဆု
(hcu.)
— trophy or medal
Catalan:
premi
— trophy or medal
Catalan:
trofeu
— trophy or medal
Catalan:
medalla
— trophy or medal
Catalan:
guardó
— trophy or medal
Chinese Mandarin:
獎賞 /奖赏
(jiǎngshǎng)
— trophy or medal
Chinese Mandarin:
獎勵 /奖励
(jiǎnglì)
— trophy or medal
Czech:
ocenění
— trophy or medal
Czech:
cena
— trophy or medal
Czech:
odměna
— trophy or medal
Danish:
pris
— trophy or medal
Danish:
udmærkelse
— trophy or medal
Dutch:
prijs
— trophy or medal
Dutch:
beloning
— trophy or medal
Esperanto:
premio
— trophy or medal
Estonian:
auhind
— trophy or medal
Estonian:
aumärk
— trophy or medal
Finnish:
palkinto
— trophy or medal
French:
prix
— trophy or medal
French:
trophée
— trophy or medal
French:
médaille
— trophy or medal
Georgian:
ჯილდო
(ǯildo)
— trophy or medal
German:
Preis
— trophy or medal
German:
Belohnung
— trophy or medal
Greek:
έπαθλο
(épathlo)
— trophy or medal
Greek:
βραβείο
(vraveío)
— trophy or medal
Hebrew:
פְּרָס
(pras)
— trophy or medal
Hindi:
पुरस्कार
(puraskār)
— trophy or medal
Hindi:
निशान
(niśān)
— trophy or medal
Hungarian:
díj
— trophy or medal
Irish:
gradam
— trophy or medal
Italian:
premio
— trophy or medal
Italian:
trofeo
— trophy or medal
Italian:
medaglia
— trophy or medal
Italian:
onorificenza
— trophy or medal
Italian:
riconoscimento
— trophy or medal
Japanese:
賞
(shō)
— trophy or medal
Japanese:
表彰
(hyōshō)
— trophy or medal
Kazakh:
марапат
(marapat)
— trophy or medal
Khmer:
រង្វាន់
(rɔɔrŭəngvŏən)
— trophy or medal
Korean:
시상
(sisang)
— trophy or medal
Korean:
어워드
(eowodeu)
— trophy or medal
Korean:
상
(sang)
— trophy or medal
Korean:
표창
(pyochang)
— trophy or medal
Kyrgyz:
сыйлык
(sıylık)
— trophy or medal
Lao:
ລາງວັນ
(lāng wan)
— trophy or medal
Macedonian:
награда
(nagrada)
— trophy or medal
Malay:
anugerah
— trophy or medal
Malayalam:
പുരസ്കാരം
(puraskāraṁ)
— trophy or medal
Māori:
paraihe
— trophy or medal
Māori:
whakawhiwhinga
— trophy or medal
Marathi:
पुरस्कार
(puraskār)
— trophy or medal
Norwegian Bokmål:
utmerkelse
— trophy or medal
Old Church Slavonic:
вравиꙗ
(vravija)
— trophy or medal
Persian:
نِشان
(nešân)
— trophy or medal
Persian:
جایِزِه
(jâyeze)
— trophy or medal
Persian:
مُکافات
(mokâfât)
— trophy or medal
Polish:
nagroda
— trophy or medal
Polish:
odznaczenie
— trophy or medal
Portuguese:
prémio
— trophy or medal
Portuguese:
prêmio
— trophy or medal
Romanian:
trofeu
— trophy or medal
Romanian:
medalie
— trophy or medal
Romanian:
decizie
— trophy or medal
Russian:
награ́да
(nagráda)
— trophy or medal
Russian:
пре́мия
(prémija)
— trophy or medal
Russian:
приз
(priz)
— trophy or medal
Scots:
awaird
— trophy or medal
Serbo-Croatian:
на̑града
— trophy or medal
Serbo-Croatian:
nȃgrada
— trophy or medal
Shan:
သူး
(súu)
— trophy or medal
Slovak:
odmena
— trophy or medal
Slovak:
cena
— trophy or medal
Slovene:
nagrada
— trophy or medal
Spanish:
premio
— trophy or medal
Spanish:
galardón
— trophy or medal
Swedish:
pris
— trophy or medal
Swedish:
utmärkelse
— trophy or medal
Tajik:
мукофот
(mukofot)
— trophy or medal
Tajik:
нишон
(nišon)
— trophy or medal
Tajik:
инъом
(in'om)
— trophy or medal
Tajik:
ҷоиза
(joyiza)
— trophy or medal
Telugu:
పురస్కారం
(puraskāraṁ)
— trophy or medal
Thai:
รางวัล
(raang-wan)
— trophy or medal
Turkish:
ödül
— trophy or medal
Turkish:
mükafat
— trophy or medal
Ukrainian:
нагоро́да
(nahoróda)
— trophy or medal
Ukrainian:
винагоро́да
(vynahoróda)
— trophy or medal
Ukrainian:
пре́мія
(prémija)
— trophy or medal
Ukrainian:
приз
(pryz)
— trophy or medal
Urdu:
اِنْعام
(in'ām)
— trophy or medal
Uzbek:
mukofot
— trophy or medal
Vietnamese:
giải thưởng
— trophy or medal
Vietnamese:
phần thưởng
— trophy or medal
Yiddish:
פּרעמיע
(premye)
— trophy or medal
Yiddish:
פּרײַז
(prayz)
— trophy or medal
Yiddish:
פּריז
(priz)
— trophy or medal
Bulgarian:
присъждам
(prisǎždam)
— to give by judicial determination
Catalan:
fallar
— to give by judicial determination
Catalan:
decretar
— to give by judicial determination
Catalan:
sentenciar
— to give by judicial determination
Finnish:
määrätä
— to give by judicial determination
French:
accorder
— to give by judicial determination
French:
décerner
— to give by judicial determination
Greek:
επιδικάζω
(epidikázo)
— to give by judicial determination
Italian:
sentenziare
— to give by judicial determination
Portuguese:
conceder
— to give by judicial determination
Spanish:
fallar
— to give by judicial determination
Spanish:
laudar
— to give by judicial determination
Vietnamese:
trao giải
— to give by judicial determination
Bulgarian:
награждавам
(nagraždavam)
— to make an award
Catalan:
premiar
— to make an award
Catalan:
guardonar
— to make an award
Finnish:
palkita
— to make an award
Greek:
απονέμω
(aponémo)
— to make an award
Italian:
premiare
— to make an award
Northern Kurdish:
xelat
— to make an award
Latin:
addīcō
— to make an award
Marathi:
पुरस्कार
(puraskār)
— to make an award
Portuguese:
premiar
— to make an award
Portuguese:
contemplar
— to make an award
Quechua:
quriy
— to make an award
Romanian:
premia
— to make an award
Romanian:
decide
— to make an award
Spanish:
premiar
— to make an award
Spanish:
galardonar
— to make an award
Azerbaijani:
təltif etmək
— give an award/prize for merit
Danish:
uddele
— give an award/prize for merit
Esperanto:
premii
— give an award/prize for merit
Finnish:
palkita
— give an award/prize for merit
Finnish:
myöntää
— give an award/prize for merit
Hindi:
पुरस्कृत करना
(puraskŕt karnā)
— give an award/prize for merit
Italian:
premiare
— give an award/prize for merit
Italian:
aggiudicare
— give an award/prize for merit
Malayalam:
സമ്മാനിക്കുക
(sammānikkuka)
— give an award/prize for merit
Malayalam:
പുരസ്കാരം നൽകുക
(puraskāraṁ nalkuka)
— give an award/prize for merit
Māori:
whakawhiwhi
— give an award/prize for merit
Norwegian Bokmål:
utdele
— give an award/prize for merit
Polish:
nagradzać
— give an award/prize for merit
Polish:
nagrodzić
— give an award/prize for merit
Portuguese:
premiar
— give an award/prize for merit
Spanish:
premiar
— give an award/prize for merit
Swahili:
tunukia
— give an award/prize for merit
Swedish:
dela ut
— give an award/prize for merit
Vietnamese:
trao giải
— give an award/prize for merit