NounSingular prize Plural prizes prize (plural prizes)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them. Some prizes are also associated with extravagant awarding ceremonies, such as the Academy Awards. Prizes are also given to publicize noteworthy or exemplary behaviour, and to provide incentives for improved outcomes and competitive efforts. In general, prizes are regarded in a positive light, and their winners are admired. However, many prizes, especially the more famous ones, have often caused controversy and jealousy. Specific types of prizes include:
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GNU Free Documentation License How do I launch a prize draw for my local football team? Q. We need to raise money for our local team & were thinking of a prize draw. Do I need to register as a promoter? If so, who with? Asked by pritch - Sat Jul 19 07:01:34 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. No... you just need tickets (a prize or prizes) and some people to buy them. That simple. Answered by sports_psych - Sat Jul 19 07:26:15 2008 If I donate part of a grand prize to charity, will the tax write-off cover the rest of the items won? Q. Recently I won a $15,000 home kitchen package, though will be unable to afford the taxes the prize will accumulate. One part of the prize alone totals $10,000. If I donated that item to a charity or non-profit, would that write-off be enough to cover the taxes on the rest of the items? Asked by Justin H - Tue Sep 18 16:18:00 2007 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments A. The donation would be non-cash charitable contribution which would be reported on Schedule A - Itemized Deductions. Since the amount you indicated would be over $500, you would need to fill out form 8283 - Noncash Charitable Contributions, and since it's over $5,000 you'd also need to obtain a qualified appraisal of the property and attach that to the return as well. The other thing is that the most that you can deduct with charitable contributions is 50% of your AGI, and the rest would be carried forward for up to 5 years. So depending on your other income, you might or might not have enough in write-offs to get out of the taxes on it. And you've got to hope that the appraisal on the part of the prize that you donate would be the $10,000… [cont.] Answered by PepsiLime - Tue Sep 18 16:47:10 2007 What is an easy way to make a prize wheel?
Q. I need one for an event and the people will spin the wheel and they win the prize it lands on. I was hoping someone might have an idea how to make an easy and inexpensive one. Asked by charmed - Thu Oct 19 22:10:42 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You could make it real easy if you aren't looking for it to be seen from a long ways away. Just steal one out of a kids game that only has colors on it, then make a chart or small banner with prizes associated with the colors. Or, you could scrap the wheel idea, and maybe go with like a bingo type system with balls, assigning a number to each prize. Just a thought. Good luck. Answered by detecting_it - Thu Oct 19 22:21:00 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "prize"  news.google.com Press-Register - al.com The state Banking Department seized Birmingham's capitalsouth Bank and handed it over to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ... and more » news.google.com Examiner.com Heads up to all fiction writers in Philly:Philadelphia Stories literary magazine is hosting the Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction, and the grand prize ... news.google.com The State Graduation claimed 23 seniors, but Hammond remains focused on the ultimate prize : a fourth consecutive SCISA Class 3A ... From Google News Search: "prize"  img2.travelblog.org 600px x 450px | 63.70kB [source page] 33 Prize winning thingies From Yahoo Image Search: "prize"  askwendy.wordpress.com askwendy Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:14:48 GM Ninth annual poetry competition $100 FIRST . PRIZE. Roanoke, VA Virginia's Roanoke Valley Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, winner of the 2009 Perry Kendig Award, is pleased to announce its 9th Annual Poetry ...  thefabulousfatties.com fab fatties Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:30:39 GM Tonight's winner is Denise WOO HOO! Congratulations! You have won a fabulous . prize. donated by: Susan aka Foodie McBody -Tonights . prize. is a.  hackingnetflix.com mikek Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:17:05 GM Million Netflix . Prize. finalists Chirs Hefele, Jeff Howbert, and Joe Sill from the Ensemble team were interviewed on TWIT's show. The Netflix . Prize. seeks to substantially improve the accuracy of predictions about how much ... From Google Blog Search: "prize" |
