prize money

IPA/pɹˈaɪz mˈʌni/
IPA/pɹˈaɪz mˈʌni/

prize money — noun

1. the amount of money that the winner of a competition, race, or game receives as

1.名詞B1
釋義

the amount of money that the winner of a competition, race, or game receives as their reward.

例句

Élise used her tennis prize money to pay for two years of college.

use + prize money + for [purpose]

The chess tournament offered ten thousand dollars in prize money to the champion.

offer + [amount] + in prize money

同義詞
  • winnings

    the total money someone wins, especially from betting or gambling, not only competitions

  • purse

    the prize money in a boxing match or horse race, as a fixed total

  • reward

    broader; can be money or another benefit given for an action, not just for winning

文法句型

win + prize money

share + the prize money

用法筆記

Uncountable: say 'a lot of prize money', not 'many prize moneys'. The amount is usually stated with 'in prize money' (e.g. '$5,000 in prize money').

常見錯誤

❌She won three prize moneys.
✅She won prize money three times.
💡'prize money' is uncountable and has no plural form.

2. in earlier centuries, the money raised from selling an enemy ship and its goods

2.名詞C2
釋義

in earlier centuries, the money raised from selling an enemy ship and its goods after a navy crew captured it, then split among that crew.

例句

Naval officers in the 1700s could grow rich from the prize money of one captured ship.

historical naval sense

The captain divided the prize money among his sailors after they seized the enemy vessel.

divide + the prize money

同義詞
  • plunder

    goods or money taken by force in war, with no formal division among a crew

  • spoils

    the rewards or goods gained from winning a war or conflict, often used figuratively today

文法句型

divide + the prize money

be awarded + prize money

用法筆記

Historical and now rare in this meaning; modern readers meet it mainly in books about old sea battles. Distinguish from sense 1, which is everyday money won in a competition.