award

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To grant as merited or due: awarded prizes to the winners.
2. v. To give as legally due: awarded damages to the plaintiff.
3. n. Something awarded or granted, as for merit.
4. n. A decision, such as one made by a judge or arbitrator.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To adjudge to be due; assign or bestow as of right; give by judicial determination or deliberate judgment, especially upon arbitration or umpirage: as, to award the prizes at a school examination; the arbitrators awarded him heavy damages.
2. To sentence; adjudge or determine the doom of.
3. In a general sense, to permit the possession of; allow; allot; yield.
4. n. A decision after examination and deliberation; a judicial sentence; especially, the decision of arbitrators on points submitted to them, or the document containing such a decision.
5. n. That which is awarded or assigned by such a decision, as a medal for merit, or a sum of money as damages, etc.
6. To guard.
7. To ward off.

Wiktionary

1. n. law A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
2. n. law The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
3. n. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
4. n. obsolete Care, keeping.
5. n. Australia A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
6. v. transitive, law To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
7. v. intransitive To determine; to make or grant an award.
8. v. transitive to give an award (prize) for merit

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge.
2. v. To determine; to make an award.
3. n. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
4. n. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
2. v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
3. n. a grant made by a law court
4. v. give, especially as an honor or reward
5. n. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction