prize

PRIZE, noun 1. That which is taken from an enemy in war; any species of goods or property seized by force as spoil or plunder; or that which is taken in combat, particularly a ship. A privateer takes an enemy's ship as a prize They make prize of all the property of the enemy. 2. That which is taken from another; that which is deemed a valuable acquisition. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes, Soon to obtain and long possess the prize 3. That which is obtained or offered as the reward of contest. --I will never wrestle for prize I fought and conquer'd, yet have lost the prize 4. The reward gained by any performance. 5. In colloquial language, any valuable thing gained. 6. The money drawn by a lottery ticket; opposed to blank. PRIZE, verb transitive [Latin pretium.] 1. To set or estimate the value of; to rate; as, to prize the goods specified in an invoice. Life I prize not a straw. 2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. I prize your person, but your crown disdain. 3. To raise with a lever. [See Pry.]