Definitions of prize:

• noun:   something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

  Example: "The prize was a free trip to Europe"

• noun:   something given as a token of victory
• noun:   goods or money obtained illegally
• verb:   hold dear

  Example: "I prize these old photographs"

• verb:   to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
• verb:   regard highly; think much of

  Example: "We prize his creativity"

• adjective:   of superior grade

  Example: "Prize carnations"