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noun
an object, habit, etc., by which the social or economic status of the possessor may be judged.
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Words nearby status symbol status bar ,
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How to use status symbol in a sentence Now that offices are reopening, remote work is becoming a status symbol again—but this time for the employees with the greatest bargaining power.
In fact, the wealthy shunned the outdoors and natural light in an effort to keep their skin pale — a status symbol separating them from the poor who toiled in the fields.
Shoppers have reciprocated, buying up Nike products and elevating its Jordan sneakers to status symbol s.
The assets have become a sort of Internet-savvy status symbol and are attracting a certain brand of techie celebrity.
So mimicking funeral practices used for royalty may have been a status symbol .
We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
When the problem is already political, when the intolerable situation is the status quo?
Defenders of the status quo claim the old rules protect consumers.
But when she called back, Brinsley was determined to tall her about his minted screenwriter status.
It is now possible the building can be a symbol for progress.
Light, the symbol of life's joy, seems to be the first language in which the spirit of beauty speaks to a child.
This method of concealing the face, together with the wearing of the immense hat, was a symbol of mourning.
The mayorʼs symbol of office is a cane with a silver knob, plated ferrule, and black cord and tassels.
And his status is determined rather by his relation to the family than by his relation to the service.
The unusual political status of a city, completely independent of county jurisdiction, was originated at this time also.
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British Dictionary definitions for status symbol
noun
a possession which is regarded as proof of the owner's social position, wealth, prestige, etc
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Other Idioms and Phrases with status symbol
A position or activity that allows one's social prestige to be displayed, as in She doesn't even drive; that car of hers is purely a status symbol . [Mid-1900s]
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