"consolation prize" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: consolation prizes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} consolation prize (plural consolation prizes)
  1. An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show. Related terms: booby prize Translations (award given to persons or groups of people who do not win): cena útěchy [feminine] (Czech), troostprijs [masculine] (Dutch), konsolpremio [singular] (Esperanto), lohdutuspalkinto (Finnish), prix de consolation [masculine] (French), lot de consolation [masculine] (French), Trostpreis [masculine] (German), vigaszdíj (Hungarian), huggunarverðlaun [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), uppbótarverðlaun [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), premio di consolazione [masculine] (Italian), 残念賞 (zannenshou) (alt: ざんねんしょう) (Japanese), утешна награда (utešna nagrada) [feminine] (Macedonian), പ്രോത്സാഹന സമ്മാനം (prōtsāhana sammānaṁ) (Malayalam), nagroda pocieszenia [feminine] (Polish), prêmio de consolação [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), prémio de consolação [masculine] (Portuguese), premio de consuelo [masculine] (Spanish), tröstpris [neuter] (Swedish), รางวัลปลอบใจ (raang-wan-bplɔ̀ɔp-jai) (Thai), teselli ödülü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-consolation_prize-en-noun-UPydynJ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
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      "word": "premio di consolazione"
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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
      "word": "残念賞"
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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
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      "word": "утешна награда"
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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
      "word": "പ്രോത്സാഹന സമ്മാനം"
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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "nagroda pocieszenia"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
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      "word": "prêmio de consolação"
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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
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      "word": "prémio de consolação"
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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
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      "word": "premio de consuelo"
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      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "raang-wan-bplɔ̀ɔp-jai",
      "sense": "award given to persons or groups of people who do not win",
      "word": "รางวัลปลอบใจ"
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      "word": "teselli ödülü"
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