Accolade vs. Award

Accoladenoun

An expression of approval; praise.

Accoladenoun

A special acknowledgment; an award.

Accoladenoun

An embrace of greeting or salutation.

Accoladenoun

(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.

Accoladenoun

(music) A brace used to join two or more staves.

Accoladenoun

Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by personnel who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954. Service of civilians who died overseas or as a result of injury or disease contracted while serving in a civilian capacity with the United States Armed Forces during the dates and/or in areas prescribed is in like manner recognized.

Accoladenoun

(architecture) An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other. Such accolades are either plain or adorned with rich moldings, and are a frequent motive of decoration on the lintels of doors and windows of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, especially in secular architecture.

Accoladeverb

(transitive) To embrace or kiss in salutation.

Accoladeverb

To confer a knighthood on.

Accoladeverb

(transitive) To confer praise or awards on.

Accoladenoun

A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting of an embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.

Accoladenoun

A brace used to join two or more staves.

Accoladenoun

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction;

Accolade

The accolade (also known as dubbing or adoubement) (Latin: benedictio militis) was the central act in the rite of passage ceremonies conferring knighthood in the Middle Ages. From about 1852, the term accolade was used much more generally to mean or or .

Awardnoun

(legal) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

Awardnoun

(legal) The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.

Awardnoun

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

Awardnoun

(obsolete) Care, keeping.

Awardnoun

A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.

Awardverb

To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge

Awardverb

(intransitive) To determine; to make or grant an award.

Awardverb

(transitive) To give an award (prize) for merit.

Awardverb

To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.

Awardverb

To determine; to make an award.

Awardnoun

A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

Awardnoun

The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.

Awardnoun

a grant made by a law court;

Awardnoun

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction;

Awardnoun

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery;

Awardverb

give, especially as a reward;

Awardverb

give on the basis of merit;

Awardverb

bestow an honor upon

Award

An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.