prize
91prize|fight — «PRYZ FYT», noun. a boxing match between professional fighters that people pay money to see …
92prize|giv|ing — «PRYZ GIHV ihng», noun. British. a ceremony at which prizes are awarded: »a school prizegiving (London Times) …
93Prize money — Generally, prize money or purse is a monetary prize awarded for winning or coming a place in a competition. Prize money also has a distinct meaning in naval warfare; it was a monetary reward paid out to the crew of a ship for capturing an enemy… …
94Prize Playing — A Prize Playing (abbreviated Prizing) is a test of martial skill that originated in Renaissance England with the London based Corporation of Masters of the Noble Science of Defence. It involves several dozen bouts against continually refreshing… …
95Prize Patrol — The Prize Patrol is the team from Publishers Clearing House that knocks on the door of a recent entrant of the company s sweepstakes and surprises them with the news that they have won a large cash prize.The Prize Patrol was founded in 1988 by… …
96Prize court — A prize court is a court (or even a single individual, such as an ambassador or consul) authorized to consider whether or not a ship has been lawfully captured or seized in time of war or under the terms of the seizing ship s letters of marque… …
97Prize Bond — A Prize Bond is a non interest bearing security issued on behalf of the Minister for Finance of the Republic of Ireland by the Prize Bond Company Limited . Funds raised are used to offset government borrowing and are refundable to the bond owner …
98prize money — noun any money given as a prize (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑prize, ↑award * * * noun 1. a. : a part of the proceeds of a captured ship or other property taken as a prize that was formerly divided among the officers and men of the ship making the… …
99prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war. [1785 95, Amer.] * * * ▪ international law a municipal (national) court in which the legality of captures of goods and vessels at sea and related questions are determined.… …
100prize ring — noun a square ring where boxers fight • Syn: ↑boxing ring • Topics: ↑boxing, ↑pugilism, ↑fisticuffs • Hypernyms: ↑ring * * * noun …
