Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| suomi | kerskakulutus |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.
Esimerkit
- "Conspicuous consumption" is a proof of economic success.
- Professional humanists . . . resent Veblen's saying that knowing an ancient language is conspicuous consumption and conspicuous waste, like growing your fingernails long and painting them, or keeping a Pekingese.
- As a society becomes richer, those whose incomes do not grow spend more on conspicuous consumption in an attempt to keep up.