Prestige — meaning in English

English meaning

• cachet noun A stamp or seal used to close or mark a letter.
• kudos noun Praise, credit, or recognition for something a person has achieved.
• prestige noun A widely admired reputation or status resulting from success, quality, or high standing.

Senses

Prestige is used for these senses in English:

• cachet (figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.
• kudos Credit for one's achievements.
• prestige The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.

cachet — full definition

1. noun A stamp or seal used to close or mark a letter.
2. noun A sense of status or approval that something gains through what it is linked with.
3. noun A special printed design on an envelope marking an event, separate from the stamp or postmark.
4. noun A closed envelope holding something whose price is still being agreed.

kudos — full definition

1. noun Praise, credit, or recognition for something a person has achieved.
2. intj Used on its own to express approval or congratulations.

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