noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a luxury apartment
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The school has been converted into luxury apartments.
a luxury cruise
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He went on a luxury cruise to Alaska.
a luxury flat
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Laura shares a luxury flat with her sister Chloe.
a luxury hotel (= an expensive and comfortable hotel )
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a luxury hotel in central London
a luxury item
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Tea and coffee, once luxury items, became standard drinks for every social class.
lead a life of luxury/poverty etc
living a life of luxury
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She’s now in Hollywood living a life of luxury .
living in the lap of luxury
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She wasn’t used to living in the lap of luxury .
luxury goods
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The new industrial middle classes began to demand luxury goods.
luxury imports
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Higher duties were placed on luxury imports.
the ultimate in luxury
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Guy’s home is the ultimate in luxury .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
expensive
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One told the researchers that one player with flair was an expensive luxury , two was a luxury they couldn't afford.
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Neither is it an expensive luxury for those who prefer to travel by rail.
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At around £5,000 each, jukeboxes are an expensive luxury , favoured mainly by pop stars.
great
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Enjoying your leisure One of the great luxuries of retirement is the increased leisure time it brings.
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Fawzia was sophisticated and had been accustomed to great luxury and pampering, no least from her doting brother.
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In this region, most passengers count reliable bus services on sensible routes as the greatest luxury we can expect.
little
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He seemed to want to try to remain in the underworld while still reaching out for life's little comforts and luxuries .
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Figure out a budget, identifying little luxuries that could be eliminated.
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Is our faith a little luxury we allow ourselves to benefit from once a week when we come to church.
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But this is my little luxury that I have when I can.
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For example, little luxuries may cost more to install, but can actually reduce fuel bills.
ultimate
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Inventor Mike Godwin has created Cozydry - the ultimate luxury in bathroom aids.
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No expense has been spared to make each home the ultimate in luxury .
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As the ultimate luxury , hairdressers Molton Brown have created a men-only salon for boys to get a haircut in peace!
■ NOUN
box
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A: $ 19. 50 is the most expensive seat other than luxury boxes .
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His section was just below Al Davis' luxury box , and 2.
car
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Fellow car giant Nissan is co-operating with Ford, and will also use luxury cars to introduce the services.
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Does he drive a luxury car ?
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It could be a cheap family saloon; it could be a luxury car .
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He specialized in finding stolen luxury cars , developing excellent contacts with both police and criminals.
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That's what luxury cars are for.
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The luxury car maker attributed that to strong sales of its new small Cclass sedans.
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Not so long ago, the idea of a luxury car was unambiguous.
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Managers were promised luxury cars as incentives.
home
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They alleged they were misled about the cost of building their own luxury homes .
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Toll Brothers Inc., a builder of luxury homes , is seeing a rapid rise in its sales.
hotel
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Embassy, an airport fuel depot and the entrance of a luxury hotel .
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Rohs said luxury hotels have risen in value since the early 1990s.
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By 1999, so the timetable says, the infrastructure will be ready and several luxury hotels will be open.
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He shows up at racetracks, shopping malls, luxury hotels .
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Luton Hoo, following tragedy in the Phillipps family was sold in 1999 to a luxury hotel group.
item
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In the future, small farmers will re-emerge to provide the luxury items and the special foods that people enjoy.
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A bust heart is a luxury item .
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In general, such luxury items occur only rarely in Lincoln and the owners may well have been relatively wealthy burghers.
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Today, justice has become a luxury item reserved for the few.
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The stores vary but the shopping list remains the same except for the addition of the occasional seasonal or a luxury item .
suite
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Now the trend is for single-sport facilities designed to maximize revenues from sales of luxury suites , restaurants, shops and advertising.
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What other organization would claim such inattention to details like pricing and luxury suites ?
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Add 160 luxury suites and the overall effect is pretty spectacular.
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Only 20 of 64 luxury suites will be opened.
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Call the luxury suites Nicole's Condos.
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Backers of the stadium hope to pay much of the cost of the stadium by selling luxury suites and private seat licenses.
■ VERB
afford
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When I painted it was for myself, I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting.
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The Fannings knew the Garcfas could not afford such a luxury these days.
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Smaller companies that can't afford these luxuries can sometimes arrange to use spare capacity on the network of a nearby multinational.
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But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries , and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.
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Is this what women became if afforded the luxury of turned tables?
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They couldn't afford the luxury of open-market values.
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Undefended, or strife-torn, it could afford no such luxury .
allow
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Tour Directors aren't allowed the luxury of being ill.
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Furthermore, the time frame for completing the transaction may not allow the luxury of negotiating heads.
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She allowed herself the luxury of screaming, and yelped as each stroke ignited a searing throb in her outraged fundament.
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A man divided can not allow himself the luxury of complacency.
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This is not an income that allows for any luxuries .
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Sergeant Bramble allowed himself the luxury of a fleeting smile.
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It is very simple: the artist can not allow himself the luxury of letting himself be manipulated passively by our culture.
buy
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People used to stand in line to buy luxury high-rise units.
enjoy
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Whitfield enjoys a comparative luxury tonight with a full squad available.
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His workers, unlike others in similar communities, would enjoy an unusual luxury .
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I was too bound up with the problems of the present moment to enjoy the luxury of retrospection.
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I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few rewards.
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I am in Sam's oar boat, enjoying the luxury of safety straps to hang on to.
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Alastair and Flora came quite often and the four of them enjoyed the luxury of being totally at ease.
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He craves the simplicity and innocence of a pastoral world but also wishes to enjoy the luxuries of his own.
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Most enjoyed the luxury of employing a cleaner to do their housework but a few took a puritanical delight in doing their own.
live
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Yet at the same time Kim came to live in luxury and exclusiveness beyond the dreams of kings.
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I am currently living a life of luxury .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc
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All these artists were the height of fashion in the middle years of the 19C.
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The stunning luminous display and thickly padded, genuine leather wristband are the height of fashion in any setting.
in the lap of luxury
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And has been keeping him in the lap of luxury, hasn't he, all this time.
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Fido too is living in the lap of luxury in pet-crazy Britain.
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It should ensure your pet lives in the lap of luxury - without risking a legal challenge.
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Last week Katie Wood was living in the lap of luxury up in Wick.
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Whilst the interior allows you to sit in the lap of luxury.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In this society, a few enjoy luxury while others endure grinding poverty.
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We can't afford luxuries like piano lessons any more.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Absolute poverty has fallen steadily since the industrial revolution, which is why yesterday's luxuries have become today's necessities.
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Correspondence is, for me, a luxury which stirs my sensibilities, especially if it be with an old friend.
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I awoke in the soundproofed luxury of the Princess Grace Hospital, none the worse for the two-hour operation.
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It was luxuries like A / C that brought down the Roman Empire.
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Now many new-product developers have barely the luxury of fifteen weeks to get a product designed and off to market.
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What luxury it would be to get out and stretch.
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What other organization would claim such inattention to details like pricing and luxury suites?