Status symbol
/ˈsteɪtəs ˈsɪmbəl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status.
"There are power mowers, which industry and technology are efficiently building noisier and noisier and bigger and bigger. And it seems that the power mower is something that is a status symbol now, and the rate of status depends on the amount of noise that you are able to put out."
Example
More examples"There are power mowers, which industry and technology are efficiently building noisier and noisier and bigger and bigger. And it seems that the power mower is something that is a status symbol now, and the rate of status depends on the amount of noise that you are able to put out."