Noun

Singular award

Plural awards

award (plural awards)

  1. (law) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  2. (law) The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  3. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition.
  4. (obsolete) Care, keeping.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VIII:
      Than the kynge for grete favour made Tramtryste to be put in his doughtyrs awarde and kepying, because she was a noble surgeon.
  5. (Australian) A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry.

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Mon Mar 1 20:46:55 2010

An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons. An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient, for example, the Nobel Prize for contributions to society or the Pulitzer Prize for literary achievements. An award may also simply be a public acknowledgment of excellence, without any tangible token or prize.

Awards can be given by any person or institution, although the prestige of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization of some sort, or by the office of an official within an organization or government. For instance, a special presidential citation (as given by the President of the United States) is a public announcement giving an official place of honor (e.g., President Ronald Reagan gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel for its excellent children's television programming.)

People who have won certain prestigious awards, such as the Nobel Prize, a championship title in a sport, or an Academy Award (Oscar), can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation.

Mock awards, which typically recognize failures or atypical achievements, are also popular. They are usually given by people and organizations of lower or average prestige, such as comical organizations and individual writers. Popular mock awards include:

  • Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer
  • Ig Nobel Prize, a satirical counterpart to the Nobel Prize, given for achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think."
  • Darwin Awards, "given to people who seem to improve the human gene pool by accidentally killing or sterilizing themselves during a foolish or careless mistake."

One common type of award in the United States is the Employee of the Month award, where typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month.

Some awards are given only after a fee is paid by the recipient, such as the German Design Award.

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Fri Feb 26 06:52:19 2010

What is a humourous award to give to a teacher?
Q. Well Senior year graduation has arrived and i have been given the job of giving an award. The teacher is one who has taught us Law, and I'd like it to be humorous, for example: The "Raisin" Award: For the those most deserving of "raisin" their pay.
Asked by redbeard_90 - Wed Nov 19 00:10:49 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Give him some kind of mirror, with a card telling him it's for reflecting upon his (or her) mistakes.
Answered by Glyn B - Wed Nov 19 02:54:13 2008

How do i format an award code on flickr?
Q. I just started my own group and I want it to be an award group but I don't know how to get that code thing that you copy and paste to get the award picture and writing. Do i go on a website for it or something? I don't know a lot about computers so if anyone could help that would be great.
Asked by knivesnpens - Wed May 6 21:41:09 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Here are some sites I think might help... i've never been an admin to a group but this is what I found when I googled it and thought it might help.
Answered by Cami F - Wed May 6 23:51:19 2009

How do u award the question that you think is the best answer immediately?
Q. I want to be able to award the "best answer" to my questions immedaitely and not haved to wait.
Asked by Uncle Pedro - Sat Dec 20 21:47:58 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You can't. You have to wait four hours before the bubbles appear. The bubbles read, "Choose as Best Answer," and they appear under each answer. You click the bubble beneath the answer you like best, and then it will take you to a page, where you need to rate the response, and then leave a message to the asker. Then, you scroll down a little and click SUBMIT. The answerer will receive ten points, and you will receive three.
Answered by no !ng e e - Sat Dec 20 21:50:07 2008

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Psychology blog reaches award finals
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The British Psychological Society's Research Digest has reached the finals of the Research Blogging . Awards. in the categories 'Best Psychology Blog' and 'Best Research Twitterer'. The Research Digest blog, which is written by Dr ...

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The 16-year-old won the . award. for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children'​s Program. She beat out Selena Gomez, Nick Cannon, Caitlin Sanchez, & LaShawn Jefferies. Keke was joined at the . awards. show by her True Jackson, VP co-stars ...

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Deserts and Beyond: I got an award !

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Kate, over at gave me an . award. and I'm so excited! There are days when I wonder why in the world I have 10 blogs. Yes, 10! You know, I haven't listed them here on this blog because I consider this ...

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