conspicuous consumption
noun [U] disapprovingDefinition
› the practice of buying expensive goods in order to show people how rich you are: The symbols of conspicuous consumption are the fur coats worn by the rich wives of the bankers at the conference.
(Definition of conspicuous consumption noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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