PRIZE


Meaning of PRIZE in English

n. & v. --n. 1 a ship or property captured in naval warfare. 2 a find or windfall. --v.tr. make a prize of. øprize-court a department of an admiralty court concerned with prizes. [ME f. OF prise taking, booty, fem. past part. of prendre f. L prehendere prehens- seize: later identified with PRIZE(1)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.