顕けん示じ的てき消しょう費ひ

noun

conspicuous consumption

A sociological term coined by Thorstein Veblen, referring to spending on luxury goods and services to publicly display economic power and social status.

• 高こう級きゅう車しゃを買かうのは顕けん示じ的てき消しょう費ひの一いち例れいだ。