Luxury

Luxury

Luxury may refer to:

  • Luxury good, an economic good or service for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises
  • Luxury tax, tax on products not considered essential, such as expensive cars
  • Luxury tax (sports), surcharge put on the aggregate payroll of a sports team to the extent to which it exceeds a predetermined guideline level set by the league
  • Luxury vehicle, expensive automobiles
  • Luxury trains, expensive tourist trains
  • Luxury yacht, expensive privately owned, professionally crewed yacht
  • Luxury real estate, niche real estate market dealing with the highest economic group of property buyers
  • Luxury resort, exclusive vacation facilities
  • Luxury box, term for a special seating section in arenas, stadiums and other sports venues
  • Luxury magazine, magazines devoted to fine craft and luxury goods

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  • luxury — lux‧u‧ry [ˈlʌkʆri] noun luxuries PLURALFORM 1. [countable] something that is expensive and not really necessary but is pleasing and enjoyable: • luxuries such as a yacht and gold plated bathroom fixtures 2. luxury apartment/​car etc a very… …   Financial and business terms

  • Luxury — Lux u*ry, n.; pl. {Luxuries}. [L. luxuria, fr. luxus: cf. F. luxure.] 1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes. [1913 Webster] Riches expose a man to pride and luxury.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • luxury — [luk′shə rē, luk′shoor ē; lug′zhə rē, lug′zhoor ē] n. pl. luxuries [ME luxurie < OFr < L luxuria < luxus, extravagance, luxury, excess, prob. identical in orig. with luxus, dislocated: see LUXATE] 1. the use and enjoyment of the best and …   English World dictionary

  • luxury — (n.) c.1300, sexual intercourse; mid 14c., lasciviousness, sinful self indulgence, from O.Fr. luxurie debauchery, dissoluteness, lust (Mod.Fr. luxure), from L. luxuria excess, luxury, extravagance, profusion; delicacy (Cf. Sp. lujuria, It.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • luxury — ► NOUN (pl. luxuries) 1) the state of great comfort and extravagant living. 2) an inessential but desirable item. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of the nature of a luxury. ORIGIN originally meaning «lechery»: from Latin luxuria, from luxus excess …   English terms dictionary

  • luxury — index prosperity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • luxury — *amenity Analogous words: *pleasure, joy, delight: agree able ness, gratification, gratefulness (see corresponding adjectives at PLEASANT) Antonyms: hardship Contrasted words: *difficulty, rigor, vicissitude …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • luxury — [n] great pleasure, indulgence affluence, bliss, comfort, delight, enjoyment, exorbitance, extravagance, frill, gratification, hedonism, high living, immoderation, intemperance, leisure, luxuriousness, opulence, rarity, richness, satisfaction,… …   New thesaurus

  • luxury — noun 1 comfort and pleasure ADJECTIVE ▪ great, pure, sheer ▪ It was sheer luxury to step into a hot bath. ▪ ultimate ▪ the ultimate luxury of a sauna in your own home …   Collocations dictionary

  • luxury — n. 1) to enjoy (a) luxury (to enjoy the luxury of a hot bath) 2) to afford a luxury (can we afford the luxury of a second car?) 3) pure, sheer; unaccustomed luxury 4) luxury to + inf. (it was sheer luxury to relax on the beach = it was sheer… …   Combinatory dictionary

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