honor
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈɑːnər/
- Jargon
:
reputación
- We play on an honor system here and nobody leaves the table unless they pay.
- honor system
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Examples
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The online forum uses an honor system to track user reputations and reward those who help others.
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I believe in the honor system.
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We're on the honor system.
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We have the honor system in St. Louis.
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Believe it or not, it's all on the old-fashioned honor system.
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The majority of our respondents relied on the honor system and peer pressure for enforcement of the policy.
Academic text (1993) -
I should remind you you're on the modified honor system.
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In our multiplayer game, participants earn honor points based on their behavior and contributions to the community.
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Players can level up by accumulating honor through positive interactions in the gaming platform.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
28
3.4
The highest United States military award given for very brave acts in battle
- Offensive
10
8.6
The killing of a family member, often a woman or girl, by relatives who think she brought shame
- Formal
8
4.7
The highest United States medal given to members of the military for very great bravery in battle
- Formal
1
4.1
A group of people who stand in line to welcome an important person or honor a dead person
How Reputable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Honor originally meant 'esteem' or 'good reputation', and in games this same idea became a measurable score for fair or helpful behaviour, so 'honor' points show your good reputation in the community.