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competitive consumption

noun phrase

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Purchasing or consuming in response to comparisons with other people's possessions or lifestyles.

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.
From Preferences Across Time and Comparison.
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