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a•ward



Pronunciation: (u-wôrd'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration: The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000.

—n.
1. something awarded, as a payment or medal.
2. Law.
a. a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.
b. the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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