award

/ə-ˈwȯrd/

Middle English, to decide, from Anglo-French awarder, agarder to look at, examine, resolve, from a- (from Latin ad-) + warder, garder to look after, guard

verb

  1. to confer or bestow as being deserved or merited or needed

  2. to give by judicial decree or after careful consideration

award scholarships to disadvantaged students

grant concede vouchsafe accord award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

noun

  1. something that is conferred or bestowed especially on the basis of merit or need

  2. a judgment or final decision; especially : the decision of arbitrators in a case submitted to them

  3. the document containing the decision of arbitrators

a film that has won several awards

trademark

  1. —used for an award given by part of the U.S. film industry to the best actors, directors, etc., of the year