a prestigious job

When something carries a high sense of respect, it can be called "prestigious". Some prestigious things include:

  • a prestigious award
  • a prestigious university
  • a prestigious company
  • a prestigious position

Having a prestigious job might mean being an important executive in a well-known company, having a high position in the government, and so on.

The noun form of "prestigious" is "prestige". You can say things:

I think he took the job more for the prestige than for the money.

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