: lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige
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a culture of conspicuous consumption
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We’re told in Superfine that, around 300 years ago, a new culture of conspicuous consumption, fueled by slavery, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothes signaling wealth and taste.—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 May 2025 In other words, Miller says, the enslaved themselves were items of conspicuous consumption.—Jocelyn Noveck, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025 Private flights represent peak luxury, but the application of skincare in elevated travel environments is also now a form of conspicuous consumption.—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Economic cooling, policy discouragement of conspicuous consumption, and a younger generation’s shifting priorities have combined to erode growth assumptions.—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conspicuous consumption
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