status meaning
- The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
"he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"
- position - A state at a particular time
"a status of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
- condition
Derived forms: statuses
See also: dominant, low-class, lower-class, low-level, middle-class, subordinate, upper-class
Type of: state
Encyclopedia: Status
[Business]
AmE also / noun
MARITAL STATUS
1 [U; C, usually sing.]
the situation at a particular time:
The current status of orders suggests that sales will be slow.
According to the status report, the work is 72% completed.
2 [U; C, usually sing.]
the legal or official position of a company, person, country, etc:
They changed the legal status of the firm from partnership to limited company.
She described her employment status as 'freelance'.
The company was granted 'preferred bidder' status.
3 [U; C, usually sing.]
the level or position of sb/sth in relation to others:
low status jobs
Their credit rating has been downgraded to 'junk' status.
One of the union's aims is to improve the economic status of poorer workers.
Women still do not enjoy equal status to men at boardroom level.
⇨ STANDING noun (1)
4 [U]
high rank or social position:
The job brings with it status and high income.
⇨ STATUS SYMBOL
[Law]
n. A person's legal standing or capacity. The term derives from Roman law, in which it referred to a person's freedom, citizenship, and family rights. Status is an index to legal rights and duties, powers, and disabilities.
[Medicine]
n
Examples
More: Next- the typewriter were spewing out status reports.
- the current status of the problem is much improved.
- the private car was still a cherished status symbol.
- these are the things that give science its status and nobility.
- he is a person who is trying to improve his status in society.
