reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public: The new discothèque has great prestige with the jet set.
adjective
having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.
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Origin of prestige
1650–60 for an earlier sense; <French (originally plural): deceits, delusions, juggler's tricks <Latin praestīgiae juggler's tricks, variant of praestrīgiae, derivative from base of praestringere to blunt (sight or mind), literally, to tie up so as to constrict, equivalent to prae-pre- + stringere to bind fast; see stringent
The storytelling tropes of these series soon spread to basically every other country in Scandinavia and, later, Western Europe, because creating a series in the vein of Danish drama was an easy way to become prestige-adjacent.
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When we look at some of our prestige brands we’ve seen a real acceleration in this area.
‘Retailers are media owners in their own right’: Why e-commerce is driving more of Unilever’s media spend|Seb Joseph|September 9, 2020|Digiday
It signed an exclusive vaccine deal with AstraZeneca that gave the pharmaceutical giant sole rights and no guarantee of low prices—with the less-publicized potential for Oxford to eventually make millions from the deal and win plenty of prestige.
Oxford’s COVID vaccine deal with AstraZeneca raises concerns about access and pricing|lbelanger225|August 24, 2020|Fortune
At least in more formal settings, we’re told the General American accent sounds smarter, more honest, safer—and that’s because it carries the prestige of social standing.
What Is Accent Prestige Theory?|Rachel Leonard|July 31, 2020|Everything After Z
Amazon has been doing more in recent months to attract prestige brands to the platform, recognizing the opportunity to capture a new kind of shopper.
Deep Dive: How to master Amazon advertising in the new normal|Digiday|July 29, 2020|Digiday
The Cup is a prestige project on which he has staked his reputation.
Putin’s World Cup Picasso ‘Bribe’|Tunku Varadarajan|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Malaysian bought five superjumbo Airbus A380s as much as a matter of prestige as of business logic.
Malaysia Airlines Is Going Down|Clive Irving|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I truly believed that you would use your high office and prestige to move America toward racial reconciliation.
An Open Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder: It’s Not About Race|Ron Christie|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In short, jazz now possesses a prestige unprecedented in its long history.
Jazz (The Music of Coffee and Donuts) Has Respect, But It Needs Love|Ted Gioia|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So was Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, and The Dark Knight Rises.
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What do you understand by "prestige" in interpreting control through leadership?
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All the college games were won handily, and the nine returned to New Haven with a prestige for clever all-around play.
Frank Armstrong at College|Matthew M. Colton
Such prodigality, truly tremendous in that region, helped him not a little in maintaining his prestige.
Maximina|Armando Palacio Valds
She was the greatest lady in Rome, accoutred with wealth and prestige and incomparable beauty.
Roads from Rome|Anne C. E. Allinson
Neither the Church nor the Empire gained steady footing in Italy, while the prestige of both was ruined.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for prestige
prestige
/ (prɛˈstiːʒ) /
noun
high status or reputation achieved through success, influence, wealth, etc; renown
the power to influence or impress; glamour
(modifier)a prestige car
Word Origin for prestige
C17: via French from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks; apparently related to Latin praestringere to bind tightly, blindfold, from prae before + stringere to draw tight, bind
What Is Accent Prestige Theory?No accent is more correct than another. And, here’s the irony. None of us talk the same way all the time. So why do we think some accents sound better than others?