LUXURY


Meaning of LUXURY in English

[noun] - great comfort, esp. as provided by expensive and beautiful things, or something which is pleasant to have but is not necessaryWe'll never have enough money to be able to live in luxury. [U]It doesn't seem fair that some people live/lead lives of luxury, while others have nothing at all. [U]When Jack retired, he and his wife went on a luxury cruise.We stayed at a luxury hotel.Champagne is a real luxury. [C]I like to buy myself little luxuries from time to time. [C]It would be a luxury to be able to have a day off work.The government is expected to introduce a new tax on luxury goods/items (= expensive items such as jewellery, perfume and works of art which are pleasant to have but are not necessary).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.