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<p>In sociology and in economics, the term <b>conspicuous consumption</b> describes and explains the <a href="page.php?w=consumer">consumer</a> practice of buying and using goods of a higher quality, <a href="page.php?w=price">price</a>, or in greater quantity than practical. In 1899, the sociologist <a href="page.php?w=Thorstein_Veblen">Thorstein Veblen</a> coined the term conspicuous consumption to explain the spending of money on and the acquiring of <a href="page.php?w=Luxury_good">luxury commodities</a> (goods and services) specifically as</p><p>
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