marital status

noun

: the state of being married or not married

—used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed

Please enter your marital status.

Examples of marital status in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were other, less predictable consequences of his having lived several prior lives, one of which announced itself, in 1985, in the form of a letter from the Veterans Administration requesting clarification of his marital status. —Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025

Additionally, women’s educational achievements and access to higher-paying roles continue to rise, enabling greater wealth accumulation irrespective of marital status. —April Rudin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

The Default Resolution Group requires your most recent Federal 1040 tax return to schedule monthly payments if your marital status or income hasn’t changed. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 May 2025

Each layer—from skirt to shawl—signals something: marital status, regional origin, season. —Natalie Stoclet, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Rhymes for marital status

• apparatus
• superlattice
• beatus
• flatus
• gratis
• lattice
• rattus
• satis
• stratus