{
    "term": "award",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a prize such as money, etc. for something that somebody has done",
            "sensetop": "award for something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was nominated for the best actor award."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the UK's most **prestigious** literary **award**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Housing Design Award"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mayor will **present the awards**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **win/accept an award** for something",
                    "contextForm": "award for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **received** numerous **awards** for excellence in teaching."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was recently honoured with a **lifetime achievement award**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The winners of the awards are picked by the network's viewers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **awards ceremony**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was the recipient of numerous awards and honours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He received the Young Player of the Year Award."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His goalkeeping won him the man of the match award."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stephen's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has won awards for her solo shows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The award was made for his work in cancer research."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie deserved all the awards it received."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The winning designers will receive cash awards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the numerous awards bestowed on him in his lifetime"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The association is presenting its annual awards this week."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["annual", "national", "coveted"],
                "verb + award": ["announce", "bestow", "give somebody"],
                "award + verb": ["go to somebody"],
                "award + noun": ["awards banquet", "awards ceremony", "awards dinner"],
                "preposition": ["award for", "award from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an increase in the amount of money somebody earns",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an annual pay award"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The union is unhappy with this year's pay award."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["compensatory", "discretionary", "pay"],
                "verb + award": ["get", "receive", "grant"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an amount of money given as an official payment or grant to somebody",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an award of £600 000 in libel damages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The judge has the power to make damages awards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students on diploma courses could apply for a discretionary award from their local authority."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["compensatory", "discretionary", "pay"],
                "verb + award": ["get", "receive", "grant"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the official decision to give something to somebody",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Satisfactory completion of the course will lead to the award of the Diploma of Social Work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court must specify the different elements in its award of compensation."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions", "Education"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈwɔːd/",
                "audio": "aw/award/award__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈwɔːrd/",
                "audio": "aw/award/award__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘issue a judicial decision’, also denoting the decision itself): from Anglo-Norman French awarder, variant of Old French esguarder ‘consider, ordain’, from es- (from Latin ex ‘thoroughly’) + guarder ‘watch (over)’, based on a word of Germanic origin related to ward; compare with guard."
}