consolation prize
noun/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn praɪz/
/ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn praɪz/
- a small prize given to somebody who has not won a competition
- Twenty runners-up will get a consolation prize.
- (figurative) After losing the party leadership contest, he was offered the post of Foreign Secretary as a consolation prize.
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