Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun conspicuous_consumption

1 sense of conspicuous consumption

Sense 1
conspicuous consumption -- (buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth)
       => consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services -- ((economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily")