PRESTIGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prestige mean? 

• PRESTIGE (noun)
  The noun PRESTIGE has 1 sense:

1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

  Familiarity information: PRESTIGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRESTIGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

prestige; prestigiousness

Context example:

he wanted to achieve power and prestige

Hypernyms ("prestige" is a kind of...):

standing (social or financial or professional status or reputation)

Derivation:

prestigious (having an illustrious reputation; respected)