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Narrator: Today's word is "Prestige" — noun, pronounced /preˈstiːʒ/, with the stress on "stige".
Narrator: Prestige is the respect and admiration given to someone or something because of success or quality.
Narrator: In plain English, prestige is high status.
Narrator: It comes from French, where it once meant an illusion or conjuring trick, from the Latin praestigiae.
Narrator: A common collocation is "national prestige", which describes a country's standing in the world.
Narrator: It differs from "fame", because fame means being known, while prestige means being admired.
Narrator: As an adjective, a prestige car or brand is one associated with luxury.
Narrator: Business, education, marketing and politics all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: prestige is admired status.
Speaker A: Why do universities care so much about prestige?
Speaker B: Because it attracts students and money! PRESTIGE once meant a conjuring trick in French.
Speaker A: So it began as an illusion?
Speaker B: Funny, isn't it?
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The job carries great prestige", status. "It's a prestige brand", luxury. "The win boosted national prestige", standing.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Pronounce the end like "zh", pre-STEEZH, and do not confuse it with prestigious, the adjective.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Status is its cousin, reputation is its twin, and kudos is the casual alternative, but prestige keeps its glittering charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "prestige" in AI prompts — useful for brand strategy and game design.
Speaker A: How would brand strategy use it?
Speaker B: Shape tone.
Prompt: Rewrite this product description so it signals prestige without exaggerated claims.
Speaker A: And game design?
Speaker B: Reward progress.
Prompt: Design a prestige system where players reset their level in exchange for a permanent badge and bonus.
Speaker A: Could it help careers?
Speaker B: Yes, comparing jobs.
Prompt: Compare these two job offers on salary, prestige and work-life balance in a table.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Research.
Prompt: Summarise studies on how job prestige affects employee satisfaction.
Prestige — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary