Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
award vs. prize
English answer:
honor vs. money
Added to glossary by
Martina Pokupec (X)
Sep 12, 2011 18:24
12 yrs ago
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English term
award vs. prize
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Art/Literary
Music
awards
Hi, could you please tell me the difference in usage between these? Especially, which is the one more frequently used in the name of the prize/award?
Thank you!
Thank you!
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4 +4 | honor vs. money | eccotraduttrice |
4 +6 | award for good work, prize for competition | claude-andrew |
5 +1 | competitive intent | James Girard |
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honor vs. money
Usually a prize involves money, where an award connotes an honor that doesn't necessarily involve money.
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-12 18:30:37 GMT)
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To clarify, both terms have to do with receiving an honor or acknowledgement of achievement, but prize usually implies a monetary award as well.
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-12 18:30:37 GMT)
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To clarify, both terms have to do with receiving an honor or acknowledgement of achievement, but prize usually implies a monetary award as well.
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Vaddy Peters
: this seems to fit in here
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Sheila Wilson
: I believe that your statement "prize usually implies a monetary award" is part of the difference
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amarpaul
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: An award may or may not come with money but a prize usually does.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "THX!"
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award for good work, prize for competition
Awards are usually given by a jury or panel for excellence in some domain such as the arts, sciences, maths, etc. etc. People don't normally "enter" for an award. Often, the achievement being recognized has been a fairly long process. The concept of "winner" does not apply.
Prizes are given for competitions, which are entered in the hope of winning. There is usually a winner, and other placed entrants (and losers).
Prizes are given for competitions, which are entered in the hope of winning. There is usually a winner, and other placed entrants (and losers).
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Lydia De Jorge
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Thanks Ldfia
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Sheila Wilson
: I believe that your statement "People don't normally "enter" for an award" is part of the difference
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Thanks Sheila
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amarpaul
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Thanks amarpaul
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eccotraduttrice
: I see what you're saying, but if you look it up, there are many awards given as part of a competition that one must enter.
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point taken
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Charles Davis
: I think Chiara's point is met by your "usually". Certainly there is some overlap, but I broadly agree with your distinction. Of course there are exceptions; some prizes are non-competitive.
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Thanks!
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P.L.F. Persio
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Ildiko Santana
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Thanks!
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competitive intent
I agree with much of what has been said by other folks in this discussion, however, let's put a fine line on it. An award is something the recipient was not looking for when doing the work. A prize is a goal that the winner who was working toward that receives.
Make no mistake, however, there can be a prize that goes with an award, but, that's a slightly different definition of prize, which makes it the reward for the award.
Make no mistake, however, there can be a prize that goes with an award, but, that's a slightly different definition of prize, which makes it the reward for the award.
Peer comment(s):
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Up to a point, but not always true. For example the winners of book prizes did not write their books in order to compete - they are chosen by a panel after the fact.
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Jutta Scherer
: Good explanation, but it's still more or less the same point that Claude-Andrew made
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