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Prestige refers to a good
reputation The reputation of a social entity (a person, a social group, an organization, or a place) is an opinion about that entity typically as a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria, such as behavior or performance. Reputation is a ubiquitous ...
or high esteem; in earlier usage, ''prestige'' meant "showiness". (19th c.) Prestige may also refer to:


Arts, entertainment and media


Films

* ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnett: woman travels to French Indochina to meet up with husband * ''The Prestige'' (film), a 2006 American thriller directed by Christopher Nolan


Music

* Prestige Records, American jazz record label * ''Prestige'' (Daddy Yankee album), a 2012 album by Daddy Yankee * ''The Prestige'' (album)


Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Prestige'' (magazine), a Lebanese French-language women's fashion quarterly *Prestige, the final portion of a magic trick, typically a showy flourish (17th c.) *'' The Prestige'', 1995 novel by Christopher Priest


Brands and enterprises

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Prestige (beer) Prestige is a lager brewed by Brasserie Nationale d'Haïti (BRANA) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is widely consumed and is the best-selling beer in Haiti with a 98% market share. Prestige beer is available in some parts of the United States and ...
, a Haitian lager * Citi Prestige, a premium Citibank credit card * Ibanez RG Prestige, a brand of guitars manufactured by Ibanez * Plaxton Prestige, a single-deck bus body built by Plaxton *
Prestige Brands Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (formerly Prestige Brands, Inc.) is an American company that markets and distributes over-the-counter healthcare and household cleaning products. It was formed by the merger of Medtech Products, Inc., Prestige B ...
, an American manufacturer of personal care and home cleaning products * Prestige group, real estate developer in India * TTK Prestige, an Indian manufacturer of pressure cookers and other kitchen appliances.


Horse and greyhound races

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Prestige (greyhounds) The Prestige is a former greyhound racing competition that was held annually at Hall Green Stadium in Birmingham, England, from 2003-2017. The event discontinued following the closure of Hall Green Stadium in July 2017. Past winners Venues and ...
, a greyhound racing competition * Prestige Novices' Hurdle, a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain * Prestige Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race in Great Britain


People

* George Leonard Prestige (1889-1955), English theologian


Ships

* ''Prestige'' (oil tanker), oil tanker * MSC ''Prestige'', a container ship * USS ''Prestige'', various American ships


Other uses

* Prestige (horse) * Prestige (sociolinguistics), esteem in which languages or dialects are held * Prestige Elite, typeface * Prestige format, square-bound printing format for some comic books * ''Prestige'' oil spill, caused by the oil tanker's sinking in Spanish waters in 2002 *
Dual strategies theory In evolutionary psychology and evolutionary anthropology, dual strategies theory states humans increase their status in social hierarchies using two major strategies known as dominance and prestige. * The first and oldest of the two strategies, ...
, prestige as one of the two strategies for gaining status in human social hierarchies


See also

* Select (disambiguation) {{disambig, surname