anamountofmoneypaidby acompanyto anemployeeas anincreaseinincomeor as aspecialpaymentforsuccess:
an award for sthAwards for all 600executiveshave beenruledout as thegroupstrugglestorecoverfrom acatastrophic12-monthperiod.
Asheadof the bank's UScreditbusiness, she got an award of £2.18m.
asumofmoney,work, etc. that isofficiallygiven to acompanyororganization:
Including the Port Authority's $3 million award, thecompanygot atotalof $3.93 million ingrants.
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award
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uk/əˈwɔːd/us
toofficiallygivework, asumofmoney, etc. to acompanyororganization:
Firms makingbigcampaigncontributionsare often awardedlucrativegovernmentgrants.
award a grant/contract (to sb)ThePentagonhas awarded a $520 millioncontractto theconstructioncompany.
award sb sthThecompanyawarded them theconcretesubcontracton the five-storyparkingstructure.
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if acourtawards asumofmoneyto someone who has beenunfairlytreated,injuredin anaccidentatwork, etc., itorderstheperson,company, ororganizationthat isresponsibletopayit:
be awarded $1 million/£250,000, etc.She was awarded £600,000 indamagesaspartof alibelaction.
award sth to sb/award sb sthThejurywill award $1.78 million incompensationand more than $99 million inpunitivedamagestovictims.
awardsthindamages/compensation/costs
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to give anemployeeanincreaseinincomeor aspecialpaymentas arewardforsuccess:
award sth to sb/award sb sthTheAssociationhas justannouncedthat it will be awarding more than $14 million inannualpayrisestostaff.
be awarded sthMany of theinvestmentbank'semployeeshave been awarded muchsmallerperformancebonusesthan they wereledtoexpect.
to give aprizeor asumofmoneyto aperson,company, ororganizationwho has been verysuccessful:
be awarded sthTherestaurantwas one of only three to be awarded four Michelinstarsthisyear.
Nearly $72,000 in scholarships were awarded by about 30companies.
Before the awards ceremony, he gave an interview to sports newspapers.
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A total of £6818 was awarded to 19 applications involving 22 individuals.
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Points are awarded against a complex set of 136 quality indicators.
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The law appears to provide greater remedies and the potential compensation awards are much larger.
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All perfor mances were videorecorded, awarded scores by trained raters and transcr ibed for analysis.
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The score reflects the degree of impairment for each sentence, and a correct response is awarded 0 points.
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They can be awarded exclusive rights to the harvesting of certain animals.
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One assumes that the performer should be awarded maximum control, expressivity, awareness and interaction with the results.
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Scores ranging from 1-12 are awarded to each performance by national juries and, where possible, by audience televoting.
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He was awarded in 1999 for the best pre-graduate thesis.
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Between 1981 and 1990, the government awarded scholarships to a total of 167 students.
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Concessions are awarded by the ruling elite to their political allies, relatives, and business partners.
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He won many distinguished awards but this seems particularly resonant and appropriate.
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The results we present here show that compulsory retirement rules require more attention from a policy design perspective than previously awarded in the literature.
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All medrese students thereby were awarded a virtually unrestricted exemption from the draft.
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Collocationswithaward
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annual award
I have a pet club in my divsion and, through the schools, competition is held for theannualawardof a silver cup.
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arbitral award
Is that decision not a violation of an arbitral award arrived at by agreement?
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award nomination
Following its cinematic release, it failed to garner any award nominations from mainstream motion picture organizations for its production merits or lead acting.
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