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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That kind of exclusivity, combined with internet virality, turns a snack into a status symbol.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Over the next two decades, their cars became a status symbol for Hollywood celebrities and heads of state, but by 1928, Studebaker gained control of the troubled company.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
However, as the country has become richer and its citizens more wealthy, purchasing gold for personal use or investments is increasingly common as a status symbol.
—Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
College should not be a status symbol for parents who insist on sending unqualified children to an open-admission school.
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Over the next two decades, their cars became a status symbol for Hollywood celebrities and heads of state, but by 1928, Studebaker gained control of the troubled company.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
However, as the country has become richer and its citizens more wealthy, purchasing gold for personal use or investments is increasingly common as a status symbol.
—Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
College should not be a status symbol for parents who insist on sending unqualified children to an open-admission school.
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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