prestige
reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public: The new discothèque has great prestige with the jet set.
having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.
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- pres·tige·ful, adjective
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How to use prestige in a sentence
The storytelling tropes of these series soon spread to basically every other country in Scandinavia and, later, Western Europe, because creating a series in the vein of Danish drama was an easy way to become prestige-adjacent.
One Good Thing: A Danish drama perfect for political devotees, now on Netflix | Emily VanDerWerff | September 11, 2020 | VoxWhen we look at some of our prestige brands we’ve seen a real acceleration in this area.
‘Retailers are media owners in their own right’: Why e-commerce is driving more of Unilever’s media spend | Seb Joseph | September 9, 2020 | DigidayIt signed an exclusive vaccine deal with AstraZeneca that gave the pharmaceutical giant sole rights and no guarantee of low prices—with the less-publicized potential for Oxford to eventually make millions from the deal and win plenty of prestige.
Oxford’s COVID vaccine deal with AstraZeneca raises concerns about access and pricing | lbelanger225 | August 24, 2020 | FortuneAt least in more formal settings, we’re told the General American accent sounds smarter, more honest, safer—and that’s because it carries the prestige of social standing.
Amazon has been doing more in recent months to attract prestige brands to the platform, recognizing the opportunity to capture a new kind of shopper.
The Cup is a prestige project on which he has staked his reputation.
Malaysian bought five superjumbo Airbus A380s as much as a matter of prestige as of business logic.
Like blood ivory, some see it as a status symbol due to its perceived prestige and ballooned financial value.
And I truly believed that you would use your high office and prestige to move America toward racial reconciliation.
An Open Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder: It’s Not About Race | Ron Christie | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn short, jazz now possesses a prestige unprecedented in its long history.
Jazz (The Music of Coffee and Donuts) Has Respect, But It Needs Love | Ted Gioia | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor's personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIn choosing Massna to carry to Paris the tidings of peace, it was not only his prestige and renown which influenced Bonaparte.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe man who has seen gains self-confidence and the prestige of his subject when he encounters others who have only heard and read.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe motive of this harmless ruse was to bolster up Spanish prestige and thereby avoid bloodshed.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIn no colony where the value of the white manʼs prestige is appreciated would such a law have been promulgated.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for prestige
/ (prɛˈstiːʒ) /
high status or reputation achieved through success, influence, wealth, etc; renown
the power to influence or impress; glamour
(modifier): a prestige car
Origin of prestige
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