Definitions for reputation
ˌrɛp yəˈteɪ ʃənrep·u·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. repute, reputationnoun

   the state of being held in high esteem and honor

2. reputationnoun

   notoriety for some particular characteristic

   "his reputation for promiscuity"

3. reputation, reportnoun

   the general estimation that the public has for a person

   "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. reputationnoun

   What somebody is known for.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reputation

   The reputation of a social entity (a person, a social group, an organization, or a place) is an opinion about that entity typically as a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria, such as behaviour or performance.Reputation is a ubiquitous, spontaneous, and highly efficient mechanism of social control in natural societies. It is a subject of study in social, management, and technological sciences. Its influence ranges from competitive settings, like markets, to cooperative ones, like firms, organizations, institutions and communities. Furthermore, reputation acts on different levels of agency, individual and supra-individual. At the supra-individual level, it concerns groups, communities, collectives and abstract social entities (such as firms, corporations, organizations, countries, cultures and even civilizations). It affects phenomena of different scales, from everyday life to relationships between nations. Reputation is a fundamental instrument of social order, based upon distributed, spontaneous social control. The concept of reputation is considered important in business, politics, education, online communities, and many other fields, and it may be considered as a reflection of that social entity's identity.

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reputationverb

   the estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute

2. Reputationverb

   the character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case

3. Reputationverb

   specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name

4. Reputationverb

   account; value

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Reputation

   Reputation of a social entity is an opinion about that entity, typically a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria. It is important in business, education, online communities, and many other fields. Reputation may be considered as a component of identity as defined by others. Reputation is known to be a ubiquitous, spontaneous, and highly efficient mechanism of social control in natural societies. It is a subject of study in social, management and technological sciences. Its influence ranges from competitive settings, like markets, to cooperative ones, like firms, organisations, institutions and communities. Furthermore, reputation acts on different levels of agency, individual and supra-individual. At the supra-individual level, it concerns groups, communities, collectives and abstract social entities. It affects phenomena of different scales, from everyday life to relationships between nations. Reputation is a fundamental instrument of social order, based upon distributed, spontaneous social control.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reputation

   rep-ū-tā′shun, n. state of being held in repute: estimation: character in public opinion: credit: fame.—adj. Rep′ūtable, in good repute: respectable: honourable: consistent with reputation.—n. Rep′ūtableness.—adv. Rep′ūtably.—adj. Rep′ūtātive, reputed: putative.—adv. Rep′ūtātively, by repute. [Fr.,—L. reputation-em, consideration—re-putāre, to think over.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reputation

   A bubble which a man bursts when he tries to blow it for himself.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. REPUTATION

   A personal possession, frequently not discovered until lost.

Matched Categories

1. • Honor
   • Notoriety

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reputation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2695

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reputation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4716

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reputation' in Nouns Frequency: #1129

How to pronounce reputation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reputation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reputation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of reputation in a Sentence

1. Peter Ubertaccio:

   He understands what it means to be a Kennedy. But he doesn’t rest on that name. He works hard to develop his [personal] reputation.

2. Loren Weisman:

   Maintain your reputation by referring only those that you would stake your reputation on.

3. Isaac Asimov:

   It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

4. Paul Ginsberg:

   It was really more important than anything, it's their reputation It's their professionalism. It's everything and yet they uploaded something that apparently had flaws.

5. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez:

   If you are interested in growing Miami's reputation as an international tech/startup hub and making Miami the city of the future, Peter Thiel Founders Fund want to hear from you, let's work together to enhance innovation and catalyze entrepreneurship.

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