<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>awarded</li><li>to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.</li><li>to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration: The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>something awarded, as a payment or medal.</li><li>Law: a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.</li><li>the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.</li></ul>