status
noun
uk/ˈsteɪtəs/ us [ S or U ]
the official or legal position of a person or organization:
Employers are required to check the legal status of their new hires to ensure that they are eligible to work.
The group was granted charitable status.
change the status of sb/sth He needs to get a permit to change the land's status from agriculture to industrial.
The qualification will raise her status to staff nurse.
[ S or U ]
the situation at the present time:
Everybody is concerned right now with the financial status of the whole country.
Your order status has changed to "Dispatched".
[ S or U ]
the level or position of someone or something in relation to others in a group:
high/low status We have a much higher number of women workers in low-paid, low-status jobs.
They want to improve the status of women.
sb/sth's status as sth London's status as Europe's leading aviation hub
Developers are cashing in on the area's newly hip status.
[ U ]
a high position within a social group:
There is prestige and social status attached to ownership of certain brands.
Suits were a sign of status.
See also
credit standing
marital status