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Purchasing or consuming in response to comparisons with other people's possessions or lifestyles.
noun phrase
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competitive consumption
The novel portrays competitive consumption through neighbors who continually enlarge their houses.
Dictionary practice example.
Competitive consumption appears in a fictional club when members repeatedly buy more elaborate tea sets after comparing their tables with one another's displays.
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