: lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige
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a culture of conspicuous consumption
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Instead, the discourse fixates on what amounts to a form of conspicuous consumption.—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024 They are increasingly attracted to authenticity—real books, vinyl records, denim—and seem to have a disdain for conspicuous consumption.—Greg Petro, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 Dandified servants, then known as ‘luxury slaves,’ were used as figures of conspicuous consumption.—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024 Nevertheless, the conspicuous consumption of members of the elite and their way of life make the corruption evident to observers.—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conspicuous consumption
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