"award" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈwɔːd/ [UK], /əˈwɔrd/ [US] Audio: en-us-award.ogg [US] Forms: award [singular], awards [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An award is something that you give to someone who has done something very well.
    Sense id: simple-award-en-noun-zuI92USG
  2. An award is money that a court decides should be given to somebody who has won a legal case.
    Sense id: simple-award-en-noun-89G3R1s8

Verb

IPA: /əˈwɔːd/ [UK], /əˈwɔrd/ [US] Audio: en-us-award.ogg [US] Forms: award [canonical], awards [third-person, singular], awarded [past], awarded [past, participle], awarding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you award somebody something, you officially give it to them, usually because they have done something well.
    Sense id: simple-award-en-verb-zWmPtEsT
  2. If you award somebody something, you officially decide that somebody should receive money or a contract.
    Sense id: simple-award-en-verb-YD~1xi9i
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