What does status mean?

Definitions for status
ˈsteɪ təs, ˈstæt əssta·tus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. status, positionnoun

    the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

    "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

  2. condition, statusnoun

    a state at a particular time

    "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

Wiktionary

  1. statusnoun

    A person's condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

    Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.

  2. statusnoun

    Prestige or high standing.

  3. statusnoun

    A situation or state of affairs.

  4. statusnoun

    The legal condition of a person or thing.

  5. statusadjective

    Registered under the Indian Act.

    He is a status Indian.

  6. Etymology: From status.

ChatGPT

  1. status

    Status refers to a person's relative social or professional position within a certain context, group, or hierarchy. It can also indicate the condition or state of affairs of something or someone at a particular time. Depending on the context, status can signify the prestige or respect associated with someone's ranking or express a particular phase in a process or system.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Statusnoun

    state; condition; position of affairs

  2. Etymology: [L.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Status

    stā′tus, n. state: condition: rank. [L.]

Editors Contribution

  1. status

    The current description of a task or level of service.

    The status of the job was recorded on the system.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  


  2. status

    The current existence.

    The status of the task was recorded on the system.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'status' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1129

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'status' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2598

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'status' in Nouns Frequency: #543

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of status in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of status in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of status in a Sentence

  1. David Pericak:

    It's a responsibility we don't take lightly, if we do it wrong, we could potentially lose the iconic status.

  2. Dave Hansen:

    To the extent that the subject's employment status has anything to do with these events, that will be part of the ongoing investigation. However, Read MoreAt was not terminated, and Read MoreAt was not in the process of being terminated.

  3. Madison Cawthorn:

    Liberty and freedom must be defended in the People’s House by patriots who are unafraid to challenge the status quo and stand for what is right, i ran to change the way Congress does business. That means upholding promises made to the American people, not selling out to the Swamp. Although I have only been in Washington for a short period of time, I have learned that the fighters must stand together and defend America.

  4. Chris Stantis:

    The tombs with non-Egyptian burial customs were especially intriguing typically males buried with bronze weaponry in constructed tombs, without scarabs or other protective amulets like Egyptians would have been buried with, the most elite had equids of some sort (potentially donkeys) buried outside the tombs, often in pairs as though ready to pull a chariot. This is both a foreign characteristic of burial style, but also suggestive of someone [with] very high status.

  5. Joseph Wu:

    The status quo would include Taiwan not run or ruled by the People's Republic of China.

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