positional good

noun

A good valued only by how it is distributed among a population and whose value comes solely from its desirability as a status symbol.

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Meanings

nounpositional good (plural positional goods)

plural positional goods

  1. economicsA good valued only by how it is distributed among a population and whose value comes solely from its desirability as a status symbol.
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APA

positional good. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positional%20good

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“positional good.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positional%20good. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “positional good,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positional%20good.

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