conspicuous consumption in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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consumption [Am kənˈsəm(p)ʃ(ə)n, Brit kənˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n] N U

conspicuous [Am kənˈspɪkjuəs, Brit kənˈspɪkjʊəs] ADJ

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Expenditure cascades are triggered by consumption, especially conspicuous consumption.
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It was he who fired the urge for conspicuous consumption in the society of his time.
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In the case of conspicuous consumption, taxes upon luxury goods diminish societal expenditures on high-status goods, by rendering them more expensive than non-positional goods.
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Country clubs create avenues for conspicuous consumption in order to demonstrate social status and differentiation.
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Traveling was regulated and conspicuous consumption discouraged through sumptuary laws.
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Sociologically, conspicuous consumption was previously thought to comprise social and economic behaviours primarily practiced by rich people.
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Some media commentators were taken aback by the online launch of a site supporting conspicuous consumption during the financial austerity of the late-2000s recession.
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According to this philosophy, conspicuous consumption occurs when people care about their standard of living in relation to their peers.
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One's status in the world demanded appropriate externalisation (or conspicuous consumption).
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The concept of conspicuous consumption was in direct contradiction to the neoclassical view that capitalism was efficient.
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