conspicuous consumption

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

As a society becomes richer, those whose incomes do not grow spend more on conspicuous consumption in an attempt to keep up.

Conspicuous consumption means spending your money in such a way that other people can see how wealthy you are. It was an age of conspicuous consumption -- those who had money liked to display it. The acquisition and display of expensive items to attract attention to one's wealth or to suggest that one is wealthy. the act of buying a lot of things, especially expensive things that are not necessary, in order to impress other people and show them how rich you are
over-consumption, over-use, excess intake
buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth
conspicuous consumption

    Heceleme

    con·spi·cu·ous con·sump·tion

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    kınspîkyuıs kınsʌmpşın

    Eş anlamlılar

    acquisitiveness

    Telaffuz

    /kənˈspəkyo͞oəs kənˈsəmpsʜən/ /kənˈspɪkjuːəs kənˈsʌmpʃən/

    Etimoloji

    () Coined by Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) in 1899.