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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Award

/əw-ôrd'/ · A·ward · IPA /əˈwɔɹd/
01 v. t. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the …
imp. & p. p. Awarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Awarding
  1. 1.
    To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
    “To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new.” — Dryden.
02 v. i. To determine; to make an award.
  1. 1.
    To determine; to make an award.
03 n. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  1. 1.
    A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
    “An award had been given against.” — Gilpin.
  2. 2.
    The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.