status symbol
noun
: something (such as an expensive car) that a person owns and that shows wealth or a high social status
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At the same time, preventative health has become something of a status symbol among consumers more broadly.
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Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025
In this context, a Sommsation bottle is not a status symbol.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Once, the culture’s dominant status symbol was the car, with its promise of speed and freedom.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Pointy shoes as status symbol These shoes became so popular that in 1463 King Edward IV of England passed laws limiting toe length to 2 inches for anyone below a lord in social ranking.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
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Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025
In this context, a Sommsation bottle is not a status symbol.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Once, the culture’s dominant status symbol was the car, with its promise of speed and freedom.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Pointy shoes as status symbol These shoes became so popular that in 1463 King Edward IV of England passed laws limiting toe length to 2 inches for anyone below a lord in social ranking.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for status symbol
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“Status symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status%20symbol. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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