SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
competitive consumption
noun phrase
Purchasing or consuming in response to comparisons with other people's possessions or lifestyles.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Consumption driven by comparison
No close substitute is listed for this sense. The expressions below help explain the idea.
Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topThese phrases explain the behavior. Conspicuous consumption emphasizes display and may overlap without being identical.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See competitive consumption in use
The novel portrays competitive consumption through neighbors who continually enlarge their houses.
Competitive consumption appears in a fictional club when members repeatedly buy more elaborate tea sets after comparing their tables with one another's displays.
Compare an alternative with the original word in each passage. Shared meanings do not make every pair interchangeable.
Synonym reference scope and sources
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