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- noun Plural form of
luxury .
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Examples
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And at the market, she's cutting back on what she calls luxuries like ice - cream and cake.
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CHERNOFF: Carol is lowering her thermostat, driving less, economizing on holiday presents for her grandchildren and at the market she's cutting back on what she calls luxuries like ice cream and cake.
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CHERNOFF: Carol is lowering her thermostat, driving less, economizing on holiday presents for her grandchildren and at the market she's cutting back on what she calls luxuries like ice cream and cake.
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And at the market, she's cutting back on what she calls luxuries like ice - cream and cake.
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It is otherwise with taxes upon what I call luxuries; even upon those of the poor.
II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909
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They fall almost altogether upon what I call luxuries, excepting always the four duties above mentioned, upon salt, soap, leather, candles, and, perhaps, that upon green glass.
II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909
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Frederick was fully sensible of the sacrifice that his father made of his pride: but that which he was willing to make of what he called his luxuries, his son's affection and sense of justice forbade him to accept.
Tales and Novels — Volume 05 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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The problem with luxuries is you get used to them.
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Oddly enough, buying luxuries is global development.
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Oddly enough, buying luxuries is global development.
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