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AWARD - PRIZE - REWARD
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gulsahbilge67
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AWARD - PRIZE - REWARD
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Hi!
I �m a bit confused and need help.
What are the exact meanings of AWARD - PRIZE - REWARD?
I know prize is for academic work and award is for sportive success and reward is in return for effort. But I would like to learn the differences in more details.
Especially the native speakers, I �d appreciate if you make it more clear.
Thanks ! |
15 Nov 2015
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JBASINGA
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Award = to give something as an official recognition to someone to give them honour for what they have achieved. So you can award somebody without giving them a prize, i,e, a certificate. To award someone is the verb. Reward = a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement. This is usually something physical. Prize = is the actual object given for any of the above. Such as money or a medal Hope that helps! |
16 Nov 2015
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Tapioca
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I�d agree with what Joanna said and they are helpful distinctions. You can always find exceptions, but you could draw a semantic grid to help distinguish them (it�s a bit hard to do in forum posts because of the formatting, but hopefully you�ll get the idea...). Perhaps other colleagues could add to/improve the grid below. More crosses mean a stronger association. More formal situations Physical object Involves a ceremony Ad hoc/spontaneous AWARD xxxxx xx xxxxx - REWARD x xxxx x xxxxx PRIZE xxx xxxxx xxx xxx When you have a bunch of words that have very similar meanings, I find it useful to check not just the ordinary dictionary, but a collocations dictionary to get a better feeling of how the words are used and who their �best friends� are :-) Tap
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16 Nov 2015
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Jayho
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Tap, that�s a really great way to present it!
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16 Nov 2015
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gulsahbilge67
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Dear Jbasinga and Tapioca, Thank you so much for your precious contributions. It �s much more clear now. Such meaning gaps stem from cultural differences, indeed. Instead of these 3 different words, we have just one word in Turkish that gains meaning in accordance with the context  Thanks, again! Greetings from Turkey, Gül�ah |
17 Nov 2015
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