Definition of "prix" []

• A premium; a prize; specifically, the stakes or cup in a French horse-race or other sporting event: used by English writers in such phrases as grand prix and prix de Rome (in French national competitions in the fine arts). (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Does Ecclestone have any qualms when remembering his decision to remove the British grand prix from the 2005 calendar?"
• "The oldest driver to win a grand prix is Italian Luigi Fagioli in 1951 at the age of 53."
• "As someone who also opted out of what a friend of mine once called the prix fixe menu of life, I too feel that odd sense of having nothing to bring to the table in those odd moments of social discourse."