award medal
Prize for achievement
To award a medal is to present one formally as recognition of achievement, service, or merit.
Medals are awarded for military valor, athletic victory, academic excellence, or other distinguished accomplishment: She was awarded a medal for bravery, The committee awarded medals to the top three finishers.
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- trophyAward for winning
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
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