Luxury
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| [[Luxury]] is a material object, service, etc., conducive to [[sumptuous]] living, usually a [[delicacy]], [[elegance]], or [[refinement]] of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget. | [[Luxury]] is a material object, service, etc., conducive to [[sumptuous]] living, usually a [[delicacy]], [[elegance]], or [[refinement]] of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget. | ||
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| Middle English ''luxurie'', from Old French ''luxurie'', from Latin ''luxuria'' (“rankness, luxury”), from ''luxus'' (“extravagance, luxury”). | Middle English ''luxurie'', from Old French ''luxurie'', from Latin ''luxuria'' (“rankness, luxury”), from ''luxus'' (“extravagance, luxury”). | ||
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| + | *[[Sumptuary law]] | ||
| + | *[[Excess]] | ||
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| + | *[[Conspicuous consumption]] | ||
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Luxury is a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
Luxury may refer to:
- Luxury good, an economic good for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises; contrast with inferior good and normal good
- Luxury tax, tax on products not considered essential, such as expensive cars
Etymology
Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).
See also
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