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symbol

US /ˈsɪmbəl/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The dollar sign is the symbol for American currency.

Word Family

NounNoun
symbol gốc symboliser symbolizer
VerbVerb
symbolise symbolize
AdjectiveAdj
symbolic symbolical
AdverbAdv
symbolically

Synonyms

  • signa perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
  • emblemspecial design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc
  • badgean emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

Collocations

  • Easy status symbol
    describing status symbol (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
  • Medium corporate symbol registered as trademark
    describing corporate symbol registered as trademark (of or belonging to a corporation)
  • Hard mathematical symbol notation in financial models
    describing mathematical symbol notation in financial models (of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics)
  • Very Hard enduring symbol of resistance against tyranny
    to enduring symbol of resistance against tyranny, meaning to put up with something or somebody unpleasant

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