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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But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl?
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Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
This summer, toned arms became the new status symbol—and a near-impossible to achieve beauty standard.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
First launched in 1984 with a $250 annual fee (equivalent to $777 in 2025, based on the average rate of inflation), this distinctive card became a global status symbol through the years, morphing into a sleek, weighty metal card that costs more and more with each new evolution.
—Katherine Fan, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
IPhones, viewed by many Indians as a status symbol, currently account for about 7% of the local smartphone market, according to Tarun Pathak of Counterpoint Research.
—Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
This summer, toned arms became the new status symbol—and a near-impossible to achieve beauty standard.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
First launched in 1984 with a $250 annual fee (equivalent to $777 in 2025, based on the average rate of inflation), this distinctive card became a global status symbol through the years, morphing into a sleek, weighty metal card that costs more and more with each new evolution.
—Katherine Fan, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
IPhones, viewed by many Indians as a status symbol, currently account for about 7% of the local smartphone market, according to Tarun Pathak of Counterpoint Research.
—Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Status symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status%20symbol. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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