consumer goods
14
2.3
- noun
- /kənˈsjuːmər ɡʊdz/
:
bienes de consumo
- Replicas of old Sears catalogs provide information about consumer goods from bygone eras.
- imported consumer goods
- consumer goods market
- nondurable consumer goods
But also then the, the consumer goods or media or the things that we consume.
- But also then the, the consumer goods or media or the things that we consume.
- Our teenagers are just demanding really expensive consumer goods like Nike sneakers or the latest iPhone.
- We got cheap consumer goods and we got really expensive healthcare.
- It made no sense for Western Europe to making these low tech consumer goods.
- In parallel, state owned and run stores open that provide the slowly increasing output of consumer goods and the scarce food products.
- That means that we could start seeing margins compress a little bit at at companies that sell consumer goods over the next six months.
- They are able to you can buy these dolls and you can buy these these setups and you can buy all these miniaturized consumer goods.
- Our consumer durables, consumer goods portfolio manager had.
- So if Uber chickenizes drivers, Amazon chickenizes consumer goods.
- It's going to hit every major industry, agriculture, energy, construction, consumer goods, textiles, services.
Examples
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In parallel, state owned and run stores open that provide the slowly increasing output of consumer goods and the scarce food products.
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We got cheap consumer goods and we got really expensive healthcare.
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There were small increases in the production of consumer goods and in foreign trade.
Academic text (1991) -
Are we content to be rich in consumer goods while our culture dies?
Academic text (1999) -
The result for the ordinary person in Germany was sensational, because the production of all consumer goods rose; the prices came down.
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The liberalization of consumer goods can also generate benefits through increased competition.
Academic text (1994) -
Not everyone in the community has welcomed this newfound access to consumer goods, though.
Academic text (2008) -
Cut to a scene downtown: people exit stores clutching consumer goods like tins, radios, and fabric.
Fiction book (1995) -
In these centrally planned economies, surpluses and shortages in the consumer-goods market are almost inevitable.
Academic text (1991) -
People lined up outside the store to purchase essential consumer goods such as food and clothing.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A thing that people make to sell, like a phone or shampoo
188
3.1
Items sold to people, like T-shirts and posters
How Durable
8
3.5
588
1.0
- US
14
2.3
5
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'consumer' (a person who purchases or uses products) with 'goods' (products): it denotes products intended for individual use. This noun‑noun composition is a common, compositional pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Consumer goods is a term that comes from the idea that goods are things for sale and consumer means ordinary people who buy and use them, not businesses. So, consumer goods means 'products made for people to use directly, not for making or selling again'.