Reputation ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn Acquired Company Living Hard Built Noun

• to earn/establish/build a reputation
• to have a good/bad reputation
• she soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook.
• i'm aware of mark's reputation for being late.

reputation

1. the opinion that people have about what somebody/something is like, based on what has happened in the past
• to earn/establish/build a reputation
• to have a good/bad reputation
• She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook.
• I'm aware of Mark's reputation for being late.
• The company enjoys a world-wide reputation for quality of design.
• to damage/ruin somebody’s reputation
• The weather in England is living up to its reputation (= is exactly as expected).
• She is, by reputation, very difficult to please.

Extra Examples

• Franklin’s historical reputation has fluctuated.
• He can still salvage his reputation if he acts quickly.
• He emerged from the trial with his reputation intact.
• He has a notorious reputation of womanizing.
• He has staked his reputation on the success of the play.
• He has the reputation of being a hard worker.
• He was by reputation difficult to please.
• Her extensive research enhanced her reputation.
• Her international reputation is built on an impressive list of publications.
• Her posthumous reputation has begun to grow.
• His reputation preceded him.
• If the profession wishes to restore its reputation, it must get its act together.
• It has given them a good reputation with their customers.
• It seems that nothing can tarnish his reputation.
• My reputation rests on the success of this party!
• November is certainly living up to its reputation—we’ve had nothing but rain all week.
• She found it hard to live down her reputation as a second-rate actress.
• She garnered a reputation as an incisive commentator.
• She has built up an enviable reputation as a harpist.
• That reputation is based on hard work.
• The club has an unenviable reputation for attracting trouble.
• The company has a well-deserved reputation for being reliable.
• The company has built up a positive reputation.
• The company’s reputation suffered when it had to recall thousands of products that were unsafe.
• The country has definitively shed its reputation for economic mismanagement.
• The town’s unsavoury/unsavory reputation was bad for business.
• They may be damaging their corporate reputation.
• This cemented his reputation as a civil rights militant.
• You’ve made quite a reputation for yourself as a rebel!
• his undeserved reputation for stinginess
• our reputation of excellence in journalism
• the need to save his political life and personal reputation
• the player’s legendary reputation for accuracy
• the publisher’s reputation among critics
• the school’s academic reputation
• He acquired a dubious reputation for dealing in stolen goods.
• I began to understand why he had such a formidable reputation.
• The restaurant has an excellent reputation.
• The school has a good reputation.
• The weather in England is living up to its reputation.
• They don’t really deserve the bad reputation they have gained over the years.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Latin reputatio(n-), from reputare ‘think over’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + putare ‘think’.