Difference between Prize and Swag

What is the difference between Prize and Swag?

Prize as a verb is to consider something highly valuable. while Swag as a verb is to sway or cause to sway

Prize

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To consider something highly valuable. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. A contest for a reward; competition. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

Example sentence: In war there is no prize for runner-up.

Swag

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sway or cause to swayTo droopTo decorate (something) with swags

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.a bushmans' possessions tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder on a long stick.handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions. (The backronym "Stuff We All Get" has been suggested for this meaning, but it is probably not the etymology.)a wild guess or ballpark estimate (The backronyms "Sophisticated Wild Ass Guess", "Stupid Wild Ass Guess", and "Scientific Wild Ass Guess" have been suggested for this meaning, but it is probably not the etymology.)a loop of draped fabrica low point or depression in land, esp. a place where water collects.

We hope you now know whether to use Prize or Swag in your sentence.

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