B1 noun
award
/əˈwɔːd/
- Meaning
- a prize given for an achievement or good work
- Example
- "She won the award for best young writer."
- Similar & related words
- prizetrophyhonoraward (verb)award-winning
- How to use it
- As a noun, "award" usually appears with an article (a/an/the) or a possessive. Try counting how many times you can use it in one sentence about your own life, then write one sentence about yesterday.
- Common mistake
- 'Award' ≠ 'reward': an award is a formal prize (Oscar), a reward is given for effort or returned items — 'a reward for finding the dog'.