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prize/prise

prize  (prīz)

Noun.

  • Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.
  • Something worth striving for; a highly desirable possession.

Adjective.

  • Offered or given as a prize: a prize cup.
  • Given a prize, or likely to win a prize: a prize cow.
  • Worthy of a prize; first-class: our prize azaleas.

Verb. Transitive. , prized, priz·ing, priz·es.

  • To value highly; esteem or treasure.
  • To estimate the worth of; evaluate.

 

prise

Noun.

  • An enterprise.

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