marital status

noun

: the state of being married or not married

—used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed

Please enter your marital status.

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There's no need to provide information like your full address, birth date, marital status, medical history or social security number. —

Jason Elkin, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Swift's gameday appearances — and incorrect references to her marital status — are likely to take a hit in the coming weeks. —

EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024 By the end of the 1970s, women could get credit in their own names, had a right to birth control regardless of their marital status, and could not be kept out of colleges or professional schools due to admission quotas. —

Melissa Blair / Made By History, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024 The tool factors in your marital status, dependents, number of jobs, other sources of income, most-recent paystub, taxes withheld, estimated tax payments and other details. —

Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for marital status

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“Marital status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital%20status. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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