definition of the word prize

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Prize

< Middle English prise < Old French prise (“‘a taking, capture, a seizure, a thing seized, a prize, booty, also hold, purchase’”) < French prise < pris, pp. of prendre (“‘to take, to capture’”) < Latin prendere (“‘to take, seize’”); see prehend. Cf. prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, suprise, etc.

Singular
prize

Plural
prizes

prize (plural prizes)

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
(military, nautical) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
A contest for a reward; competition.
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

Do not confuse with price.

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