marital status

noun

: the state of being married or not married
used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed
Please enter your marital status.

Examples of marital status in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
While race, class and marital status profoundly impacted women’s experience of midlife, one fact remains constant for much of the century: the absence of full adult status under the law. Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025 Start a dummy return using correct ages and marital status. William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Likely voters are based on a probabilistic statistical model that relies on past vote history, interest in the current election, age, education, race, ethnicity, church attendance, and marital status. Victoria Balara, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024 This is the person who should pay, in most cases, regardless of wealth or marital status. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for marital status 

Dictionary Entries Near marital status

Cite this Entry

“Marital status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital%20status. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!