Prize | Mean of prize in English Dictionary

/ˈpraɪz/

• Noun
• something that is won in a contest or given as an award
1. $500 was the prize for first place.
2. She won a prize for guessing correctly how many jelly beans there were in the jar.
3. He won first/second/third prize.
4. The grand prize [=the best prize] of the drawing went to his daughter.
• something that is very valuable or desirable and that is difficult to get
1. This picture would be the prize of any museum's collection.
• given as an award or prize
1. prize money

• winning a prize
1. a prize [=(more commonly) prizewinning] essay
• very good or impressive
1. Dad brought back his prize catch, a three-foot striped bass.
2. a prize student
• real or complete
1. I felt a prize fool for making such a stupid mistake.
• Verb
• to value (someone or something) very highly
1. I know that you prize our friendship.
• to open or move (something) with a tool
1. I tried to prize [=(US) pry] the lid off the jar.
2. She prized the door open with the crowbar.
3. He tried to prize the information out of me. [=he tried to force me to give him the information]