Conspicuous consumption Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Conspicuous consumption has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth

conspicuous consumption

A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.

See Also

public keep up with joneses acquisition flaunt black diamond possessions prestige conspicuous consumer

Related Terms

public keep up with joneses acquisition flaunt black diamond possessions prestige conspicuous consumer social display acquisitiveness consumerism purchasing power kogal

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

consumption

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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