awards

NOUN

prize or reward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accolade citation decision donation endowment gift gold grant honor presentation scholarship trophy verdict

STRONG

adjudication allotment bestowal conferment conferral decoration decree distinction order

WEAK

feather in cap gold star

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit loss

VERB

give prize or reward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate allot assign bestow confer distribute donate grant hand out present reward

STRONG

accord adjudge apportion concede decree endow gift render

WEAK

dish out fork out shell out sweeten the kitty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep refuse take withhold

STRONG

disagree

Example Sentences

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For Kirsten Spears, who stepped down as Broadcom’s CFO this month, pay climbed to $28.2 million from roughly $1.1 million a year earlier, driven by stock awards valued at $27 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Broadcom said Tan won’t get more equity through 2030 and can earn the awards only by meeting targets for revenue from artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The last time Musk’s compensation set records, in 2018, it paved the way for a surge in so-called moonshot pay packages: massive stock or option awards tied to ambitious, multiyear targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Pay roughly tripled for Andrew Schleimer, CFO of premium sports and entertainment company TKO Group, driven by stock awards valued at more than $14 million, nearly 10-times larger than the year before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

He barked out orders; all hands were on deck to set up for the awards.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia