gold-plating
[ gohld-pley-ting ]
/ ˈgoʊldˈpleɪ tɪŋ /
noun
the incorporation of costly and unnecessary features or refinements into a product or structure.
any expensive nonessential item, convenience, or feature: an apartment with a sauna and other gold-plating.
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Origin of gold-plating
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby gold-plating
gold note, gold-of-pleasure, Goldoni, Goldovsky, gold plate, gold-plating, gold point, gold record, gold reserve, gold rush, gold rush, California
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