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/pɹaɪz/ · noun

Meaning

The cost required to gain possession of something.
The cost of an action or deed.
Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
An enterprise or adventure.
To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
A contest for a reward; competition.

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