She once had a reputation as a singer.
•Unfortunately, Tom's got a reputation as a cheat.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
reputation — rep‧u‧ta‧tion [ˌrepjˈteɪʆn] noun [countable] the opinion people have of something or someone, based on what has happened in the past: • The firm has a very good reputation. • A lengthy legal battle would damage the reputation of both sides.… … Financial and business terms
reputation — ► NOUN 1) the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. 2) a widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic: his reputation as a brainless lad … English terms dictionary
reputation — [[t]re̱pjʊte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ reputations 1) N COUNT: usu with supp To have a reputation for something means to be known or remembered for it. Alice Munro has a reputation for being a very depressing writer. ...Barcelona s reputation as a design… … English dictionary
reputation */*/*/ — UK [ˌrepjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌrepjəˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms reputation : singular reputation plural reputations the opinion that people have about how good or how bad someone or something is He did not have a good… … English dictionary
reputation — rep|u|ta|tion [ ,repjə teıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the opinion people have about how good or bad someone or something is: He did not have a good reputation in his home town. a ) the opinion people have that a person, place, or thing is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Reputation — For other uses, see Reputation (disambiguation). Reputation of a social entity (a person, a group of people, an organization) is an opinion about that entity, typically a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria. It is important in… … Wikipedia
reputation — reputational, adj. /rep yeuh tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the estimation in which a person or thing is held, esp. by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation. 2. favorable repute; good name: to ruin one s reputation by… … Universalium
reputation — rep|u|ta|tion W3 [ˌrepjuˈteıʃən] n the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happened in the past reputation for ▪ Judge Kelso has a reputation for being strict but fair. reputation as ▪ In her last job she… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reputation*/*/ — [ˌrepjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] the opinion people have about how good or bad someone or something is The town has a bad reputation.[/ex] Clark had a reputation for arrogance.[/ex] Our university has an international reputation as a centre of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
reputation — /rɛpjəˈteɪʃən / (say repyuh tayshuhn) noun 1. the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation. 2. favourable repute; good name: to ruin one s reputation by… …
reputation — noun the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. ↘a widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic. Origin ME: from L. reputatio(n ), from reputare (see repute) … English new terms dictionary
