CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

Meaning of CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION in English

conˌspicuous conˈsumption BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

the act of buying a lot of things, especially expensive things that are not necessary, in order to ↑ impress other people and show them how rich you are

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — noun Date: 1899 lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — noun : lavish or wasteful spending regarded as establishing or enhancing social prestige
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — public enjoyment of possessions that are known to be costly so that one's ability to pay for such things is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — over-consumption, over-use, excess intake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — Date: 1899 : lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — Function: noun Date: 1899 : lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — [conspicuous consumption] n (1899): lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — noun [ U ] the buying of expensive goods in order to impress people and show them how rich you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — Conspicuous consumption means spending your money in such a way that other people can see how wealthy you are. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — Conspicuous consumption means spending your money in such a way that other people can see how wealthy you are. It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But one can only take just so much wretched excess and conspicuous consumption . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — Synonyms and related words : carpe diem, dissipation, extravagance, incontinence, intemperance, lavishness, leaking purse, loose purse strings, overgenerosity, overgenerousness, overliberality, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — расточительное потребление (экономика) престижные расходы (на предметы роскоши); расходование средств в целях повышения своего социального статуса
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — эк. престижные расходы ( на предметы роскоши и т. п. ); расходование средств в целях повышения своего социального статуса
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — показное потребление покупка дорогих вещей, чтоб щегольнуть богатством
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — эк. престижные расходы ( на предметы роскоши и т. п. ); расходование средств в целях повышения своего социального статуса
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — эк. престижные расходы ( на предметы роскоши и т. п. ); расходование средств в целях повышения своего социального статуса
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — показное потребление покупка дорогих вещей, чтоб щегольнуть богатством
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — расточительное потребление
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — "показное" потребление (использование предметов потребления с целью произвести впечатление на окружающих)
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — демонстративное потребление; имеет цель произвести символический эффект на окружающих.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — расточительное потребление
Англо-Русский экономический словарь
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — показное потребление ;
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — эк., соц. демонстративное потребление (использование каких-либо товаров с целью произвести впечатление на окружающих, подчеркнуть социальный статус потребителя; термин введен Т. …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — расточительное потребление (экономика) престижные расходы (на предметы роскоши); расходование средств в целях повышения своего социального статуса
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION — показное потребление
Англо-Русский словарь
CONSPICUOUS — prominent, clar, salient, frappant. TO BE ~ BY ITS ABSENCE: brilliar per su tot absentie
English interlingue dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — makita
English-Visayan vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS — adjective see: spy Date: circa 1534 obvious to the eye or mind , attracting attention ; striking , marked by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONSUMPTION — In economics, the final using up of goods and services. The term excludes the use of intermediate products in the …
Английский словарь Британика
CONSUMPTION — kənˈsəmpshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English consumpcioun, from Latin consumption-, consumptio, from consumptus (past participle of consumere to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — kənzˈpikyəwəs, -nˈsp- adjective Etymology: Latin conspicuus, from conspicere to get sight of, perceive, from com- + -spicere (from specere to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — (a.) Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault.
Английский словарь Webster
CONSPICUOUS — ( a. ) Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONSUMPTION — /keuhn sump"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction. 2. the amount consumed: the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — — conspicuously , adv. — conspicuousness, conspicuity /kon'spi kyooh"i tee/ , n. /keuhn spik"yooh euhs/ , adj. 1. easily seen …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONSUMPTION — noun Etymology: Middle English consumpcioun, from Latin consumption-, consumptio, from consumere Date: 14th century 1. a. : a progressive wasting …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin conspicuus, from conspicere to get sight of, from com- + specere to look — more at spy …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONSUMPTION — noun the act or process of consuming by use, waste, ·etc.; decay; destruction. 2. consumption ·noun the state or process …
Webster English vocab
CONSPICUOUS — adj open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye. 2. …
Webster English vocab
CONSUMPTION — in economics, the final using up of goods and services, i.e., excluding the use of intermediate products in the production …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS — conspicuous BrE AmE kən ˈspɪk ju‿əs § \ ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ conspicuous|ly li ▷ conspicuous|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONSUMPTION — / kənˈsʌmpʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — / kənˈspɪkjuəs; NAmE / adjective easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention : Mary's red hair always made …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSUMPTION — con ‧ sump ‧ tion W3 AC /kənˈsʌmpʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONSPICUOUS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONSPICUOUS — adj. 1 clearly visible; striking to the eye; attracting notice. 2 remarkable of its kind (conspicuous extravagance). øøconspicuously adv. conspicuousness …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONSPICUOUS — adj. 1 clearly visible; striking to the eye; attracting notice. 2 remarkable of its kind (conspicuous extravagance). conspicuously adv. conspicuousness …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — adj.1 clearly visible; striking to the eye; attracting notice. 2 remarkable of its kind (conspicuous extravagance). Derivatives: conspicuously adv. conspicuousness …
Oxford English vocab
CONSUMPTION — 1. The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — 1. If someone or something is conspicuous , people can see or notice them very easily. The most conspicuous way …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSUMPTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES conspicuous consumption domestic consumption (= the amount of a product that people use in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a conspicuous exception (= one that is very easy to notice ) ▪ With one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONSUMPTION — [noun] [U] - dated for tuberculosisThe poet Keats died of consumption at the age of 26.See also consumption at consume.
Cambridge English vocab
CONSPICUOUS — [adjective] - very noticeable; tending to attract attention, often in a way that is not wantedIn China, where black hair …
Cambridge English vocab
CONSUMPTION — n. In economics, the final using up of goods and services. The term excludes the use of intermediate products in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONSUMPTION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy , high ▪ the country with the highest fuel ~ in the world ▪ low ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONSPICUOUS — adj. VERBS ▪ be , feel , look , seem ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ Its yellow skin makes …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONSUMPTION — n. 25B6; noun food unfit for human consumption : EATING, drinking, ingestion. the consumption of fossil fuels : USE, using …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONSPICUOUS — adj. 1 obvious, clear, evident, plain, palpable, perceptible, patent, prominent, apparent, clear-cut, unquestionable, incontestable, incontrovertible The sultan played a conspicuous …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONSPICUOUS — прил. видный, заметный, бросающийся в глаза to make oneself conspicuous ≈ обращать на себя внимание to be conspicuous by one's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONSUMPTION — consumption.ogg kənʹsʌmpʃ(ə)n n 1. потребление consumption of food of alcohol - потребление пищи алкоголя home consumption - внутреннее потребление per …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONSPICUOUS — conspicuous.ogg kənʹspıkjʋəs a 1. видимый, заметный; бросающийся в глаза; очевидный conspicuous errors - явные ошибки conspicuous necktie - бросающийся в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONSUMPTION — 1) расход, потребление; затрата 2) износ • - air consumption - anode consumption - auxiliary power consumption - cold consumption …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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