CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

Meaning of CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION in English

noun

[ U ] the buying of expensive goods in order to impress people and show them how rich you are

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — conˌspicuous conˈsumption BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the act of buying a lot of things, especially expensive things that are not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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