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luxury car

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UK/ˈlʌkʃəri kɑː/
US/ˈlʌkʃəri kɑːr/

Meanings

  1. nouncountable

    An expensive, well-made car with high-quality materials and many comfort features.

    Grammar: Countable: use a/an or a plural form — a luxury car, several luxury cars.

    Patterns

    • a luxury car
    • drive a luxury car
    • buy a luxury car
    • a luxury car brand

    He saved for years and finally bought a luxury car with leather seats.

    The hotel sends a luxury car to collect guests from the airport.

    Parking a luxury car on this narrow street makes me nervous.

  2. noununcountablebusiness

    This group of cars seen as a market or product category, often in business writing.

    Grammar: Used without a/a when talking about the category as a whole: the luxury car market.

    Patterns

    • the luxury car market
    • the luxury car industry
    • sales of luxury cars

    Sales in the luxury car market rose again last quarter.

    She has worked in the luxury car business for a decade.

Word forms

pluralluxury cars

Common combinations

a luxury car brand
Which luxury car brand do you think has the best design?
drive a luxury car
He likes to drive a luxury car to client meetings.
buy a luxury car
They bought a luxury car after the company did well.
the luxury car market
The luxury car market is growing quickly in Asia.
a luxury car dealer
The luxury car dealer let us test-drive two models.

Synonyms and how they differ

premium car
Sounds a little more neutral and businesslike; use it when you want to stress quality rather than wealth.
high-end car
Informal and vaguer than luxury car; it can describe any expensive model, not only the classic luxury type.
limousine
Means a long, formal car, often with a driver; much narrower than luxury car.

Opposites

economy carbudget car

Word family

luxurious adjective
Describing something rich and comfortable, e.g. a luxurious interior.
luxury noun
Great comfort and expensive things; the base word of this phrase.

Commonly confused: luxury car or luxuriant? luxury car or deluxe?

luxury car vs luxuriant

Luxuriant describes thick, healthy growth, especially plants or hair, and is not used for cars.

luxury car vs deluxe

Deluxe means a better or more fully equipped version of something, often a room or model, and can be used for cheaper products too.

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