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I do revel slightly in the fact that I am what I am - an English, middle-class, public-school-educated bloke. There is a reputation with that of being slightly stiff, but whoever gets to know me will see some other element - whether it be vulnerable or silly or camp.
Elliot Cowan

Meaning of "reputation" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REPUTATION

From Latin reputātiō a reckoning, from reputāre to calculate, meditate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REPUTATION

reputation  [ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPUTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reputation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REPUTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reputation

Reputation of a social entity is an opinion about that entity, typically a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria. It is important in business, education, online communities, and many other fields. Reputation may be considered as a component of identity as defined by others. Reputation is known to be a ubiquitous, spontaneous, and highly efficient mechanism of social control in natural societies. It is a subject of study in social, management and technological sciences. Its influence ranges from competitive settings, like markets, to cooperative ones, like firms, organisations, institutions and communities. Furthermore, reputation acts on different levels of agency, individual and supra-individual. At the supra-individual level, it concerns groups, communities, collectives and abstract social entities. It affects phenomena of different scales, from everyday life to relationships between nations. Reputation is a fundamental instrument of social order, based upon distributed, spontaneous social control.

Definition of reputation in the English dictionary

The first definition of reputation in the dictionary is the estimation in which a person or thing is generally held; opinion. Other definition of reputation is a high opinion generally held about a person or thing; esteem. Reputation is also notoriety or fame, esp for some specified characteristic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPUTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
expectation
ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPUTATION

repump
repunctuation
repunit
repurchase
repurchase agreement
repure
repurify
repurpose
repursue
reputability
reputable
reputably
reputational
reputationless
reputative
reputatively
repute
reputed
reputedly
reputeless

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPUTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of reputation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REPUTATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reputation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reputation

Translation of «reputation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPUTATION

Find out the translation of reputation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reputation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reputation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

名誉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reputación
570 millions of speakers

English

reputation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिष्ठा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سُمْعَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

репутация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reputação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খ্যাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réputation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

reputasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

評判
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reputasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

danh tiếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புகழ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिष्ठा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

itibar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reputazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reputacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

репутація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reputație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόληψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reputasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rykte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omdømme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reputation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPUTATION»

The term «reputation» is very widely used and occupies the 5.188 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPUTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reputation

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10 QUOTES WITH «REPUTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reputation.
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Charles A. Beard
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.
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Ritchie Blackmore
In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players.
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Nathaniel Branden
Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
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Elliot Cowan
I do revel slightly in the fact that I am what I am - an English, middle-class, public-school-educated bloke. There is a reputation with that of being slightly stiff, but whoever gets to know me will see some other element - whether it be vulnerable or silly or camp.
5
George William Curtis
Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.
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Anthony J. D'Angelo
Build your reputation by helping other people build theirs.
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Vincent D'Onofrio
And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.
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Tim Daly
I have this burgeoning reputation for playing a scumbag.
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Frank Dobson
It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.
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Arielle Dombasle
I married someone 30 years older than me, a doctor, a playboy who had a terrible Don Juan reputation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPUTATION»

Discover the use of reputation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reputation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the ...
This engrossing book, brimming with amazing examples of gossip, slander, and rumour on the Internet, explores the profound implications of the online collision between free speech and privacy.
Daniel J. Solove, 2007
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The 18 Immutable Laws of Corporate Reputation: Creating, ...
This is just one instance among many of how the business world, ever more global and competitive, has become increasingly difficult to navigate.
Ronald J. Alsop, 2010
3
Corporate Reputation and Competitiveness
As well as a review of thinking on how reputation is managed, the text contains a unique approach to reputation measurement and management, the "reputation chain".
‎2003
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Building Web Reputation Systems
This book shows you how to design and develop reputation systems for your own sites or web applications, written by experts who have designed web communities for Yahoo! and other prominent sites.
Randy Farmer, Bryce Glass, 2010
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Reputation and Power: Organizational Image and ...
Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Daniel Carpenter, 2014
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New Strategies for Reputation Management: Gaining Control of ...
With international case studies and hundreds of examples drawn from the author's extensive experience in the field, this book is an effective guide to the field which will enable you to manage your company's reputation for success.
Andrew Griffin, 2008
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A Short Guide to Reputation Risk
Whatever your interest in the subject, A Short Guide to Reputation Risk provides a shorthand route to understanding the context and key features of this subject.
Mr Garry Honey, 2012
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Rethinking Reputation: How PR Trumps Marketing and ...
This is true whether you’re a century-old multibillion-dollar corporation or a penniless startup.
Fraser P. Seitel, John Doorley, 2012
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Places: Identity, Image and Reputation
This new collection of essays by the 'father of place branding', Simon Anholt, reveals compelling and essential new thinking on the nature of national reputation.
Simon Anholt, 2009
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Reputation Management: The Key to Successful Public ...
With new chapters and updated examples throughout, the second edition of Reputation Management is a how-to guide for professionals and students in public relations and corporate communication.
John Doorley, Helio Fred Garcia, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPUTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reputation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Canada's reputation takes top spot in international survey
For the fourth time in six years, Canada has come out on top in a survey that tries to determine which country has the best reputation — not that we're the types to ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Bank Reputations on the Rise, Our 2015 Rankings Show
Of the 32 banks evaluated in the American Banker/Reputation Institute Survey of Bank Reputations this year, none have a weak reputation with customers ... «American Banker, Jun 15»
3
Ex-Olympics CEO John Furlong accuses lawyer of sullying dead …
"How dare you sully her reputation and her life like that? I gave you exactly what she did," Furlong shot back. "She was totally distraught." Furlong has testified ... «Nanaimo Daily News, Jun 15»
4
Ronda Rousey explains choice of 'Bad Reputation' for walkout music
Rousey (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) walks to the tune of “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett, a scowl on her face that portends the violence she plans to unleash on her ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jun 15»
5
Malaysia tourists' bad behaviour won't tarnish Canadians' reputation
Sainsbury, a British expat who now lives in Vancouver, doesn't believe a few incidents of bad behaviour have tarnished Canadians' good reputation abroad. «Toronto Sun, Jun 15»
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Risk Managers See Reputation Damage as Top Threat
Damage to brand and reputation has risen to the top of an annual survey of risks facing global companies amid a wave of product recalls, hacker attacks, fraud ... «CFO Magazine, Apr 15»
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Panama trying to clean up its sneaky reputation
Panama City • Panama took a major step in an effort to clean up its reputation as Latin America's premier hub for money laundering. The nation's legislature late ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Apr 15»
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The World's Most Reputable Companies In 2015
The Reputation Institute, a global consulting firm, surveyed more than 61,000 people ... about and admired the reputation of companies known around the world. «Forbes, Apr 15»
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Comcast gets social to shake bad customer-service reputation
Comcast is adding more social media representatives as it tries to work on its reputation for inefficient, unresponsive or just plain rude customer service, the ... «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
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The 10 universities with the best reputation in the world
"A strong reputation not only indicates current success but also drives future fortune. It helps universities to draw in investment and raise philanthropic funds. «Business Insider, Mar 15»

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