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51Conspicuous Consumption — The purchase of goods or services for the specific purpose of displaying one s wealth. Conspicuous consumption is a means to show ones social status, especially when the goods and services publicly displayed are too expensive for other members of …
52conspicuous consumption — N UNCOUNT 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 …
53Conspicuous consumption — Geltungskonsum ist eine 1899 von Thorstein Veblen eingebrachte und auf seine „Theorie der feinen Leute“ (The Theory Of The Leisure Class) zurückgehende soziologische Bezeichnung für auffälliges, auf öffentliche Wirksamkeit zielendes,… …
54conspicuous consumer — noun One who engages in conspicuous consumption …
55conspicuous consumption — noun A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt ones purchasing power. Conspicuous consumption is a proof of economic success …
56conspicuous by one's absence — obviously not present where one should be. → conspicuous …
57conspicuous consumption — /kənˌspɪkjuəs kənˈsʌmpʃən/ (say kuhn.spikyoohuhs kuhn sumpshuhn) noun the consumption of material goods in a manner designed to parade one s wealth; gross consumption: *Largely perhaps because of social insecurity, homosexuals have long sought to …
58conspicuous place — Within the meaning of a statute relating to the posting of notices, a conspicuous place means one which is reasonably calculated to impart the information in question …
59conspicuous place — Within the meaning of a statute relating to the posting of notices, a conspicuous place means one which is reasonably calculated to impart the information in question …
60conspicuous by your absence — conˌspicuous by your ˈabsence idiom not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there • When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence. Main entry: ↑conspicuousidiom …
