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noun

• A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

• The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.

• A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

• (Australia, NZ, industrial relations) A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

verb

• To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge

  Example: the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant

• To determine; to make or grant an award.

• To give (an award).

  Example: Four or five of these medals are awarded every year.

• To give (a person) an award.

  Example: He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.