"positional good" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: positional goods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} positional good (plural positional goods)
  1. (economics) A good valued only by how it is distributed among a population and whose value comes solely from its desirability as a status symbol.
    Sense id: en-positional_good-en-noun-apkh~9Tr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Economics Topics: economics, sciences

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