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WIKTIONARY
award
Noun
  • A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. law
  • The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. law
  • A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
  • Care, keeping. obsolete
  • A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award. Australia, NZ, industrial relations
Verb
  • To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. transitive, law
  • To determine; to make or grant an award. intransitive
  • to give an award (prize) for merit transitive