prestige

5 definitions • 10 examples

respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence:

The company has gained international prestige.

Many people are attracted by the prestige of working for a top company.

causing admiration because of being connected with being rich or powerful:

a prestige address/car/job/label

respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence:

No one would go into this sort of work for the prestige.

respect or admiration that is given to someone or something, usually because of the reputation that they have for high quality, success, or social influence:

The company has gained international prestige in recent years.

the prestige of working for a top Wall Street firm

low/high prestige a gold credit card with high prestige

enjoy/gain prestige Many of these companies enjoy prestige outside their own countries.

have/lack prestige The brand lacked prestige and had poor name recognition.

used to describe something that causes people to feel respect or admiration, for example because it is of high quality or connected with social success:

The company is a manufacturer of prestige products.