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award
Noun
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An award is something that you give to someone who has done something very well.
Each year, Westinghouse announces the winners of its awards for the best high-school science projects.
He won the National League's Most Valuable Player award in 2007.
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An award is money that a court decides should be given to somebody who has won a legal case.
The lawyer often takes 10 to 30 percent of any awards of damages.
award
Verb
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If you award somebody something, you officially give it to them, usually because they have done something well.
A total of $205,000 in prize money will be awarded, with $50,000 for the winner and $25,000 for second place.
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If you award somebody something, you officially decide that somebody should receive money or a contract.
The judge ruled that the company had no just cause for dismissing Morsi, and he was awarded damages.
The company was awarded a contract worth $2.3 billion to build the new highway.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
pension
Noun
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A pension is money paid regularly by a government or company to someone who has stopped working, usually because of age or illness.
When her pension ran out, she had to sell her house and move in with her daughter.
He regularly puts money into a retirement pension plan.
The employees do not like how the company is investing their retirement pension funds.
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In Europe, a pension is a small hotel.
I stayed at a pension during my trip to London.
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A pension is what you pay for living in someone else's house or for staying at a small hotel.
Did you remember to pay the landlady the pension?