PRIZE

I. noun see: price Date: 14th century something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance, something exceptionally desirable, a contest for a reward ; competition , II. adjective Date: 1803 1. awarded or worthy of a ~, awarded as a ~, entered for the sake of a ~ , outstanding of a kind , III. transitive verb (~d; prizing) see: price Date: 14th century to estimate the value of ; rate , to value highly ; esteem , see: appreciate IV. noun see: get Date: 14th century something taken by force, stratagem, or threat, an act of capturing or taking, see: spoil V. transitive verb (~d; prizing) Etymology: ~ lever Date: 1686 to press, force, or move with a lever ; pry