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- noun
Money offered as aprize in acompetitive event .
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Examples
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"We regrettably wish to advise that the Ministry is responsible for the payment of the prizemoney, as such, the organisation has no option but to comply with the Minister's position as failure to do so will jeopardise the payment of the prizemoney which is due to you.
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When the tourist departed Australia after an exhausting four month tour they were laden down with trophies and prizemoney and even recieved a cable from the British Prime Minister: I send you and the whole England cricket team my warmest congratulations on your magnificent achievement in adding the World Series Cup to the Challenge Cup and the Ashes.
England win the Ashes: From the archive, 20 November 1986 Jason Rodrigues 2010
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Matches between fellow Russians are often not very pretty affairs and when the stakes and prizemoney gets bigger the quality of the tennis gets worse.
WIMBLEDON 2008: Women's Quarterfinals Preview Ron Buckmire 2008
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The Championships at Wimbledon still have not made the move towards equal prizemoney for men and women, although the 2006 purse will be announced later in the month.
Archive 2006-04-01 Ron Buckmire 2006
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The Championships at Wimbledon still have not made the move towards equal prizemoney for men and women, although the 2006 purse will be announced later in the month.
French Open Equalizes Title Prize Money Ron Buckmire 2006
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More than 1000 people have competed in state eliminations, vying for the chance to fight it out on a national level for the first prize – an all-expenses paid trip to Canada to compete for the world title and $10,000 in prizemoney.
The International Rock-Paper-Scissors Championships | Impact Lab 2005
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No horse has won less prizemoney leading in Tuesday's race than Saptapadi.
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Case for: Sydney Cup runner-up who doesn't have any weight on her back, but will need everything to go her way - mixed in with plenty of rain - if she is to figure in the prizemoney after Saturday's dismal Lexus Stakes run.
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Lemaire earned a minimum fee of $180,000 - five per cent of first prizemoney.
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Williams earned $1.4 million at the US Open - her runner's-up prizemoney of $US900,000 and a $US500,000 bonus for finishing first in the standings of the US Open Series of hardcourt tune-up events in the weeks before the final grand slam of the season.
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