PRESTIGE


Meaning of PRESTIGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ presti:ʒ ]

1.

If a person, a country, or an organization has prestige , they are admired and respected because of the position they hold or the things they have achieved.

It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

Prestige is used to describe products, places, or activities which people admire because they are associated with being rich or having a high social position.

...such prestige cars as Cadillac, Mercedes, Porsche and Jaguar.

= luxury

ADJ : ADJ n

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