status symbol
noun
: something (such as an expensive car) that a person owns and that shows wealth or a high social status
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Owning wild cats as pets is seen as a status symbol in Pakistan and is not uncommon, but a license is required, and large cats must be kept outside city limits.
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Alysha Bibi, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
But for Oasis’s first show back from the brink, donning band gear is less a prerequisite than a status symbol.
—Paula Mejía, Vulture, 5 July 2025
In a time when skincare and haircare dupes have become their own kind of status symbol—smart, savvy, and often just as effective—these budget buys more than hold their own.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
What was once a bourbon for the people has become, in many circles, a status symbol.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Alysha Bibi, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
But for Oasis’s first show back from the brink, donning band gear is less a prerequisite than a status symbol.
—Paula Mejía, Vulture, 5 July 2025
In a time when skincare and haircare dupes have become their own kind of status symbol—smart, savvy, and often just as effective—these budget buys more than hold their own.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
What was once a bourbon for the people has become, in many circles, a status symbol.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for status symbol
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“Status symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status%20symbol. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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