prize money
noun
1
: a part of the proceeds of a captured ship formerly divided among the officers and men making the capture
2
: money offered in prizes
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After expenses, including $98.5 million in prize money doled out, the women’s golf league finished 2023 a little over $5.6 million in the black, after ending 2022 with a $7.68 million surplus.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Their financial outlay, amounting to hundreds of millions, is intended to counterbalance the impact on the prize money available to current teams with an ever-widening grid.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
The league, players’ union, coaches and team executives are still ironing out all of the details, including prize money doled out to winners and losers of the tournament and how the teams are selected.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
During the 2023 version of the NBA Cup, the Gonzaga product had a chance to earn roughly 25% of his salary in prize money.
—Tony East, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Their financial outlay, amounting to hundreds of millions, is intended to counterbalance the impact on the prize money available to current teams with an ever-widening grid.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
The league, players’ union, coaches and team executives are still ironing out all of the details, including prize money doled out to winners and losers of the tournament and how the teams are selected.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
During the 2023 version of the NBA Cup, the Gonzaga product had a chance to earn roughly 25% of his salary in prize money.
—Tony East, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Prize money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prize%20money. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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