luxury items
Non-essential costly goods
Luxury items are goods that exceed basic necessities, purchased for pleasure, status, or quality rather than need.
The term appears in economics, where demand for luxury items rises disproportionately as income increases, and in everyday speech for expensive indulgences: designer handbags, fine wines, sports cars.
What counts as luxury varies by context—a dishwasher is essential to some, a luxury to others.
- fine chinaDelicate ceramic tableware
- diamond ringsGemstone jewelry for fingers
- chandeliersOrnate hanging light fixtures
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- vintage carsOld collectible automobiles
private jets · first class · Persian rugs · penthouse suite · perfumes · yacht charters · spa retreat · silk scarves · fur coat · Rolex · designer handbag · Hermès · Ferrari · Cartier · Swiss watch · exclusive memberships · limited edition · bespoke
- discretionary spendingentertainment, dining out, eating out, vacations, travel
- duty-freeduty-free shops, liquor, cigarettes, cosmetics, fragrances
- valuablesvaluables, jewelry, gold, diamonds, cash
- wishlistswedding registry, baby registry, gift registry, Christmas list, bridal registry
- indulgencesindulgence, indulgences, chocolate cake, overindulgence, massage
- taxable goodsalcohol, cigarettes, cigars, liquor, tobacco
luxury itemsnecessities
What you cannot lack
basic needs · essentials · bare necessities · staples · must-haves