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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsteɪtəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsteɪtəs, ˈstætəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stā′təs, stat′əs)

Inflections of 'status' (n): npl: statuses

sta•tus /ˈsteɪtəs, ˈstætəs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Sociologythe position of an individual in relation to others;
standing:a job of low status.
Sociologyhigh position or standing;
prestige:a person of some status in the community.
state or condition of affairs:What is the status of the contract negotiations?

See -stat-.

sta•tus (stā′təs, stat′əs),USA pronunciation n.

Sociologythe position of an individual in relation to another or others, esp. in regard to social or professional standing.
state or condition of affairs:Arbitration has failed to change the status of the disagreement.
Lawthe standing of a person before the law.

adj.

conferring or believed to confer elevated status:a status car; a status job.

Latin: the condition of standing, stature, status, equivalent. to sta- (variant stem of stāre to stand) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
1665–75

state.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

status /ˈsteɪtəs/ n ( pl -tuses)

a social or professional position, condition, or standing to which varying degrees of responsibility, privilege, and esteem are attached
the relative position or standing of a person or thing
a high position or standing; prestige: he has acquired a new status since he has been in that job
the legal standing or condition of a person
a state of affairs

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: posture, from stāre to stand

'status' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

advancement - Anguilla - associate - beacon status - born - cadet - Canada Day - canonry - certificate - championship - citizenship - class - comeback - comedown - common - compeer - condition - coordinate clause - Dedekind - defrock - degrade - degree - deity - demean - demi- - devaluation - diaconate - diminish - disafforest - disbar - disestablish - elevate - episcopate - equal - Essex man - establish - estate - fall - footing - frock - fully fledged - gown - grave - harmonization - heritage - holy orders - honorific - humble - importance - infant

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Synonyms: position, situation, standing, rank, degree, more...

Collocations: has a [high, low] social status, status symbols such as [expensive cars, designer watches], a [job, position, role, person] of [high] status, more...

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