prize1
• noun 1 a thing given as a reward to a winner or in recognition of an outstanding achievement. 2 something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve. • adjective 1 having been or likely to be awarded a prize. 2 outstanding of its kind. • verb value highly. — ORIGIN Old French preisier ‘praise’.
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