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.

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Other reasons for Americans making moves included establishing their own household (8.3 percent), family reasons (8.3 percent), cheaper housing (7.5 percent), housing reasons (6.7 percent), wanting to own a home rather than renting (6 percent), and change in marital status (5.3 percent). —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Dynamic Nature Of Citizen Data Citizen data is inherently dynamic, with frequent changes in names, addresses, marital status, income levels and more. —

Brian Chidester, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Someone's net pay can be different than yours based on their marital status, filing status, tax credits, children and dependents, among other factors. —

Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 Trump’s signature tax law capped the value of that deduction at $10,000, regardless of marital status. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for marital status

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