cachet vs award

cachet and award both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cachet	Yes	No	No	No
award	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, award is a hypernym of cachet; that is, award is a word with a broader meaning than cachet:

Other hypernyms of cachet include accolade, honor, honour, laurels.

cachet (noun)	award (noun)
a seal on a letter	a grant made by a law court
an indication of approved or superior status	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal	something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

cachet (verb)	award (verb)
	give, especially as an honor or reward
	give as judged due or on the basis of merit