Definition of prestige
1 : standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
2 : commanding position in people's minds
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Examples of prestige in a Sentence
Her career as a diplomat has brought her enormous prestige.
The job has low pay and low prestige.
The family has wealth and social prestige.
Recent Examples of prestige from the Web
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So schools like Duke, Purdue, Vanderbilt and others, though some lack proximity or elite basketball prestige, are viable options in play.
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These are violent affairs that the BBC Natural History Unit prefers not to show you in their prestige programs.
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As prestige TV took off in the last decade, networks made another transformation, bringing in dramas starring people of color (like the shows Asghar binges on: Scandal, Quantico, How To Get Away With Murder).
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The Rock: Sleeps three hours, wakes up at 6 a.m., skips to the bathroom and the gym, and then indulges in the ritual of prestige skin care.
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The simple answers (money, power, prestige, danger) don’t seem convincing.
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Now, there’s a prestige show for every conceivable viewer, which means smaller audiences and fewer truly original stories.
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With their foreheads touching the ground, inductees pledge to honor the institution and obey the world’s richest royal family, which shares prestige and power in this Southeast Asian kingdom ,twith its chief protector, the army.
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In a town where the long hours and financial sacrifice of working in government are outweighed by the prestige of a White House or agency job, the sacrifice is beginning to look less appealing.
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Origin and Etymology of prestige
French, from Middle French, conjuror's trick, illusion, from Latin praestigiae, plural, conjuror's tricks, from praestringere to graze, blunt, constrict, from prae- + stringere to bind tight — more at strain
Synonym Discussion of prestige
PRESTIGE Defined for English Language Learners
prestige
playDefinition of prestige for English Language Learners
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: the respect and admiration that someone or something gets for being successful or important
PRESTIGE Defined for Kids
prestige
playDefinition of prestige for Students
: importance or respect gained through success or excellence
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