dress code

noun

: formally or socially imposed standards of dress

Examples of dress code in a Sentence

The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, the dress code was actually eliminated during the 2025-26 season as part of early transition dates agreed upon for the new CBA. — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

But behind the crisp white tablecloths, strict dress code and expensive steak dinners was a kitchen full of immigrant workers washing dishes, preparing food and keeping the restaurant running. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, AI’s foremost critic is flouting the dress code. — Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

The 2026 Wimbledon Championships Though Wimbledon has a strict all-white dress code, Osaka didn’t let that stop her from getting creative. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dress code

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad