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Meaning of award | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
əˈwɔːd

Definitions

  1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  3. a prize etc awarded. The film awards were presented annually. toekenning جائِزَه награда prêmio cena die Auszeichnung pris; præmie βραβείοpremio auhind جایزه palkinto récompenseפרס, מענק पुरस्कार nagrada díj hadiah verðlaunaúthlutun premio 賞 상 apdovanojimas piešķirtā godalga; piespriestais sods anugerah prijspris, premienagroda جایزه ،انعام ، بخشش prémio premiu награда; приз cena nagrada nagrada pris, belöning รางวัล ödül, mükâfat 獲頒的獎項等 присудження انعام giải thưởng 奖品,奖金
    etc
  4. Funding that has been granted for the conduct of a research project.
  5. To grant as merited or due: awarded prizes to the winners.
  6. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
  7. To grant an amount or other benefit legally due: awarded damages to the plaintiff.
  8. A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
    Australia, New-Zealand
  9. Something awarded or granted, as for merit.
  10. An amount or other benefit granted as legally due.
  11. to give (something due), esp as a reward for merit: to award prizes.
  12. (Law) law to declare to be entitled, as by decision of a court of law or an arbitrator
    law
  13. something awarded, such as a prize or medal: an award for bravery.
  14. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (in Australia and New Zealand) the amount of an award wage (esp in the phrase above award)
  15. (Law) law a. the decision of an arbitrator
    law

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca mükafat təltif etmək
Беларуская нагарода
Български награда решение
Bosanski cena награда
Čeština cena ocenění odměna vyznamenání
Dansk pris uddele
Esperanto premii premio
Euskara sari
Gaeilge gradam
עברית פרס
Hrvatski cena награда
Magyar díj
Հայերեն պարգև
Bahasa Indonesia anugerah
日本語 せいてい 表彰 賞典
ქართული ჯილდო
Қазақша марапат
ខ្មែរ រង្វាន់
한국어 시상 어워드 표창
Kurdî dij sarî قرار
Latina addīcō
Македонски награда
मराठी पुरस्कार
Bahasa Melayu anugerah
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆုံး
Nederlands beloning prijs
Română decide decizie medalie premia trofeu
Slovenčina cena odmena
Српски cena награда
Svenska dela ut pris skiljedom utmärkelse
Kiswahili tunukia
తెలుగు తీర్పు
ไทย รางวัล
Türkçe mükâfat Ödül
اردو انعام

Examples

“Citing the damages that Ms. Lewis and Mr. Heslin had requested, Mr. Jones called the award a “major victory” in a video posted on Infowars on Thursday night, even as he urged viewers to buy products from his website to stave off what he portrayed as financial ruin.”
“The AMIEU^([Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union]) first developed into a powerful organisation in the early years of the twentieth century, and after the first industry-wide collective agreement was made in 1911, collective bargaining prevailed in the industry until 1917, when the employers sought an award from the Queensland Industrial Court. The first award was issued on March 12, 1918.”
“A further 17 per cent responded that the agreement replaced ‘most’ aspects of the award, leaving the large majority (67 per cent) claiming that the agreement replaced only ‘some’ aspects of the award.”
“Employees whose pay is set by ‘award only’ are those who have their pay set by an award, and who are not paid more than the award rate of pay.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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