prize fund
Competition reward pool
A prize fund is a pool of money set aside to be awarded to winners of a competition, lottery, or contest.
The term appears in contexts ranging from poker tournaments to literary awards: The tournament's prize fund exceeded two million dollars.
Prize funds may be distributed among multiple placings or awarded as a single jackpot.
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- winningsMoney gained from betting
- potVessel for cooking
- purseBag for personal items
- rewardPayment for service
pool · winner takes all · bounty · stakes · payout · first place · endowment · grant · kitty · trophy · big winner · lottery · sweepstakes · charity raffle · tournament · golf tournament · competition · winner
- charitable givingcharitable gift, charitable gifts, donation, donations, contribution
- fundsendowment, ETF, seed money
- prize lawcondemnation, admiralty, contraband goods, contraband, privateering
- windfallsjackpot, windfall, found money, big win, lottery win
direction of money flow
prize fundentry fee
Payment for access
registration fee · buy-in · admission fee · enrollment fee · entrance fee
prize, fund, prizes, prized, prizing, funds, funded, funding, funder