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consolation prize

consolation prize noun: an award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.

Noun

consolation prize (plural consolation prizes)

  1. An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.
    • The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since...2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian

consolation prize meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Indonesian and Thai

consolation prize in Tamil

ஆறுதல் பரிசு

consolation prize in Malayalam

award given to persons or groups of people who do not win
പ്രോത്സാഹന സമ്മാനം prōtsāhana sammānaṁ

consolation prize in Indonesian

award given to persons or groups of people who do not win
juara harapan

consolation prize in Thai

award given to persons or groups of people who do not win
รางวัลปลอบใจ raang-wan-bplɔ̀ɔp-jai

Forms of consolation prize

pluralconsolation prizes

Questions about consolation prize

What does consolation prize mean?
Consolation prize means an award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.
What is consolation prize in Tamil?
Consolation prize in Tamil is ஆறுதல் பரிசு. See Consolation prize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is consolation prize?
Consolation prize is a noun.
What is the plural of consolation prize?
The plural of consolation prize is consolation prizes.

Words near consolation prize in the dictionary

  1. consolation
  2. consolation final
  3. consolation finals
  4. consolation goal
  5. consolation goals
  6. consolation prize
  7. consolation prizes
  8. consolational
  9. consolationes
  10. consolations
  11. consolator

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