noun [U,C,usually sing.]
1 the legal position of a person, group or country:
They were granted refugee status. * The party was denied legal status.
2 [U,C,usually sing.] the social or professional position of sb/sth in relation to others:
low status jobs * to have a high social status * Women are only asking to be given equal status with men. * She achieved celebrity status overnight.
3 [U] high rank or social position:
The job brings with it status and a high income.
4 [U,C,usually sing.] the level of importance that is given to sth:
the high status accorded to science in our culture
5 [U] the situation at a particular time during a process:
What is the current status of our application for funds?
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for status is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does status appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — status appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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