Usually means: Striving to match neighbors' wealth.
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  1. keep up with the joneses, keep up with the Joneses: Merriam-Webster
  2. keep up with the Joneses: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. keep up with the Joneses: Collins English Dictionary
  4. keep up with the Joneses: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. keep up with the Joneses: Wiktionary
  6. keep up with the Joneses: Dictionary.com
  7. Keep Up with the Joneses: The Word Detective
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  1. keep up with the Joneses: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (keep up with the Joneses)

verb:  (idiomatic) To act or make purchases for status or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends, neighbors, or society.

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