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{ "term": "award", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a prize such as money, etc. for something that somebody has done", "sensetop": "award for something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He was nominated for the best actor award." }, { "text": "the UK's most **prestigious** literary **award**" }, { "text": "the Housing Design Award" }, { "text": "The mayor will **present the awards**." }, { "text": "to **win/accept an award** for something", "contextForm": "award for something" }, { "text": "He **received** numerous **awards** for excellence in teaching." }, { "text": "She was recently honoured with a **lifetime achievement award**." }, { "text": "The winners of the awards are picked by the network's viewers." }, { "text": "an **awards ceremony**" }, { "text": "She was the recipient of numerous awards and honours." }, { "text": "He received the Young Player of the Year Award." }, { "text": "His goalkeeping won him the man of the match award." }, { "text": "Stephen's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award." }, { "text": "She has won awards for her solo shows." }, { "text": "The award was made for his work in cancer research." }, { "text": "The movie deserved all the awards it received." }, { "text": "The winning designers will receive cash awards." }, { "text": "the numerous awards bestowed on him in his lifetime" }, { "text": "The association is presenting its annual awards this week." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["annual", "national", "coveted"], "verb + award": ["announce", "bestow", "give somebody"], "award + verb": ["go to somebody"], "award + noun": ["awards banquet", "awards ceremony", "awards dinner"], "preposition": ["award for", "award from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "an increase in the amount of money somebody earns", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "an annual pay award" }, { "text": "The union is unhappy with this year's pay award." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["compensatory", "discretionary", "pay"], "verb + award": ["get", "receive", "grant"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an amount of money given as an official payment or grant to somebody", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "an award of £600 000 in libel damages" }, { "text": "The judge has the power to make damages awards." }, { "text": "Students on diploma courses could apply for a discretionary award from their local authority." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["compensatory", "discretionary", "pay"], "verb + award": ["get", "receive", "grant"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the official decision to give something to somebody", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "Satisfactory completion of the course will lead to the award of the Diploma of Social Work." }, { "text": "The court must specify the different elements in its award of compensation." } ], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions", "Education"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈwɔːd/", "audio": "aw/award/award__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈwɔːrd/", "audio": "aw/award/award__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘issue a judicial decision’, also denoting the decision itself): from Anglo-Norman French awarder, variant of Old French esguarder ‘consider, ordain’, from es- (from Latin ex ‘thoroughly’) + guarder ‘watch (over)’, based on a word of Germanic origin related to ward; compare with guard." }