prize money

noun

Money offered as a prize in a competitive event.

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Meanings

nounprize money (usually uncountable, plural prize moneys or prize monies)

plural prize moneys · plural prize monies

  1. uncountableusuallyMoney offered as a prize in a competitive event.

    The ticketing and merchandising sanctions should not hit too hard, as the end of the season looms, but there could be larger holes with the final portion of the broadcast deal and the prize money from the Premier League and Uefa to be frozen.

    March 11 2022, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: purse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMoney offered as a prize in a competitive event.

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Translations

Bulgarian парична награда
  • парична награда (parična nagrada)money offered as a prize
Chinese Mandarin 賞金 /赏金
  • 賞金 /赏金 (shǎngjīn)money offered as a prize
Dutch prijzengeld
  • prijzengeldmoney offered as a prize
Finnish palkintorahat
  • palkintorahatmoney offered as a prize
German Preisgeld
  • Preisgeldmoney offered as a prize
Hebrew דְּמֵי שָׁלָל
  • דְּמֵי שָׁלָל (dmey shalal)money offered as a prize
Japanese 賞金
  • 賞金 (shōkin)money offered as a prize
Korean 상금
  • 상금 (sanggeum)money offered as a prize
Māori pūtea puiaki
  • pūtea puiakimoney offered as a prize
Russian призовы́е де́ньги
  • призовы́е де́ньги (prizovýje dénʹgi)money offered as a prize
Swedish prispeng
  • prispengmoney offered as a prize
Vietnamese tiền giải thưởng
  • tiền giải thưởngmoney offered as a prize
Cite this entry
APA

prize money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prize%20money

MLA

“prize money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prize%20money. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prize money,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prize%20money.

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