Nobel Prize

noun

No·​bel Prize nō-ˈbel- How to pronounce Nobel Prize (audio)
ˈnō-ˌbel-
: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity

called also Nobel

Examples of Nobel Prize in a Sentence

He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
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The institute was started by Jennifer Doudna, who shared a Nobel Prize for helping discover CRISPR. Rob Stein, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024 Riess co-received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that the universe’s expansion is accelerating in 1998. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024 The selection stretches from signed and rare photography, fashion and art books to tomes about Louise Bourgeois and ones by Annie Ernaux, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 British Nobel Prize winner Hassabis cofounded DeepMind before Alphabet purchased the research laboratory for between $400 million and $650 million a decade ago. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Nobel Prize 

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Nobel Prize was in 1897

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“Nobel Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nobel%20Prize. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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Nobel Prize

noun
No·​bel Prize (ˌ)nō-ˌbel- How to pronounce Nobel Prize (audio)
: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity

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