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- 1. money offered or received as a prize: "the two champions will each collect two thousand pounds in prize money"
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2 meanings: 1. any money offered, paid, or received as a prize 2. (formerly) a part of the money realized from the sale of a.... Click for more definitions.
Jun 8, 2024 · noun. Synonyms of prize money. 1. : a part of the proceeds of a captured ship formerly divided among the officers and men making the capture. 2. : money offered in prizes. Examples of prize money in a Sentence.
Prize money definition: money offered, won, or received in prizes.. See examples of PRIZE MONEY used in a sentence.
Jun 20, 2024 · /praɪz ˌmʌni/ /praɪz ˈmʌni/ IPA guide. Other forms: prize moneys. Definitions of prize money. noun. any money given as a prize. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Prize money." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/prize money. Accessed 27 May. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles.
a portion of the money realized from the sale of a prize, especially an enemy's vessel, divided among the captors.
Prize Money definition: Money made by taking a prize; specif., profit from the sale of an enemy ship and its cargo captured in war.
The earliest known use of the noun prize money is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for prize money is from 1654. prize money is formed within English, by compounding.
A complete guide to the word "PRIZE MONEY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
money offered or received as a prize: the two champions will each collect two thousand pounds in prize money
The earliest known use of the noun prize money is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for prize money is from 1754, in a letter by Gerard G. Beekman. prize money is formed within English, by compounding.
