luxury

[US]/ˈlʌkʃəri/
[UK]/ˈlʌkʃəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the state of great comfort and extravagant living, especially as a lifestyle characterized by great wealth and luxury goods.

Phrases & Collocations

luxury lifestyle

luxury car

luxury hotel

luxury brand

luxury vacation

luxury apartment

luxury yacht

luxury goods

luxury tax

Example Sentences

a luxury condominium; luxury accommodations.

a fetish of luxury goods

a life of luxury and ease.

a luxury five-star hotel.

imports of luxury goods.

an overnight stay at a luxury hotel.

the luxury of a good book

What a luxury it is to be alone!

All luxuries will have to go.

he was living a life of luxury in Australia.

a fur coat that is a real luxury;

middlemen trading in luxury goods.

I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel.

They live in luxury in a very big house.

The ultimate luxury of the trip was flying in Concorde.

a luxury block of flats overlooking the marina

Real-world Examples

We may have to give up a few luxuries.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

Powerful people don't have the luxury of foreplay.

Source: House of Cards

This is a real luxury for us.

Source: Environment and Science

How can he afford the luxuries you want?

Source: Crazy English 900 Sentences

Knowing you still have possibilities is a luxury.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

Beds are just a luxury for some of these families.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

IN A recession the arts may seem a luxury.

Source: The Economist - International

Subdued lighting. No luxuries. Just the bare necessities.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The new occupants experience the luxury of a presidential bed.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Most economists think independence is a luxury Scotland can't afford.

Source: NPR News March 2017 Compilation

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