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consumer
consumer + NOUN
consumer goods/products
(= things that people buy for their own use )
• Our demand for consumer goods increases all the time.
consumer demand
(= the demand for things to buy )
• Consumer demand decreased as a result of the recession.
consumer spending
( also consumer expenditure formal )
• Higher taxes will reduce consumer spending.
a consumer group
(= an organization that protects consumers’ rights )
• There have been complaints from consumer groups about the high prices charged by some companies.
consumer prices
• Consumer prices rose 3.26% in December.
consumer choice
• Competition between businesses leads to more consumer choice.
the consumer market
(= the people who buy consumer goods )
• Our advertising is aimed at teenagers because they are our main consumer market.
a consumer society
(= a society of people who want to buy a lot of things )
• In the west, we live in a consumer society.
consumer durables
British English (= things you buy that are expected to last, such as cars, televisions, or furniture )
• Ownership of consumber durables is a reflection of standards of living.
consumer debt
(= money people owe because they buy too much )
• the growth in consumer debt
a consumer boom
(= a time when people spend a lot more money on buying things than usual )
• the consumer boom of the 1980s in Britain
adjectives
the biggest/largest consumer of something
• The US is the world’s biggest oil consumer.
the average consumer
• The average consumer has become more price conscious.
a domestic consumer
(= one that buys in the country where something is produced )
• Demand from domestic consumers is increasing.
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noun ADJ. big, great, large The UK is the biggest consumer of tropical hardwoods after Japan. | average, ordinary | potential | passive Mass culture turns audiences into passive consumers, their participation limited to the choice between buying and not buying. | sophisticated | domestic, foreign | commercial, industrial | green Green consumers should be wary of manufacturers' claims that their products are environmentally friendly. | electricity, energy VERB + CONSUMER supply supplying domestic consumers | persuade | exploit to exploit consumers by charging a high price | protect What can be done to protect the ordinary consumer from unscrupulous service operators? | satisfy CONSUMER + VERB buy sth, spend sth CONSUMER + NOUN durables, electronics, goods, products, services the market for consumer durables | attitudes, awareness, behaviour, choice, confidence, demand, expenditure, needs, preferences, spending, tastes | protection, rights | group, organization, watchdog Consumer watchdogs have accused banks of ‘appalling arrogance’ in the way they treat customers. | society We are living in a consumer society. | market | prices | boom Government policy encouraged a consumer boom followed by a deep recession. | boycott The country could face a consumer boycott of its beef exports. PREP. among ~ two years of research among consumers
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