Difference between Swag and Prize

What is the difference between Swag and Prize?

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

Swag

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sway or cause to sway To droop To 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 fabric a low point or depression in land, esp. a place where water collects.

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: The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.

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

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