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consumerism
[ kuhn-soo-muh-riz-uhm ]
noun
- a modern movement for the protection of the consumer against useless, inferior, or dangerous products, misleading advertising, unfair pricing, etc.
- the concept that an ever-expanding consumption of goods is advantageous to the economy.
- the fact or practice of an increasing consumption of goods:
a critic of American consumerism.
consumerism
/ kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm /
noun
- protection of the interests of consumers
- advocacy of a high rate of consumption and spending as a basis for a sound economy
Derived Forms
- conˈsumerist, nounadjective
Other Words From
- anti·con·sumer·ism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of consumerism1
Example Sentences
It’s gift-guide and new-ski season, but it’s also the time of year when we can most feel the itch of consumerism.
The company is part of a wide, slow wave of conscious consumerism taking hold in the outdoor industry.
The rapid growth in donors and awareness underscores the fact that Giving Tuesday has become a phenomenon in its own right — an outlet for a backlash against the consumerism of the holiday shopping season.
The Chief Rabbi was simply pointing out the potential dangers of consumerism when taken too far.
Purple Dot tackles this problem head-on by providing a new way to shop, taking on unsustainable, unrelenting consumerism, poor pricing tactics and profit-crunching sales at the same time.
There are still headwinds for these American icons of consumerism.
How do you feel about the current relationship between art and consumerism?
A healthy sense of leisure … Consumerism has brought us anxiety, [causing us to lose a] healthy culture of leisure.
There is a sense of consumerism but also, for a lack of a better word, taste—curation and arrangement.
We must make it known that we have had enough of consumerism tainted with misery and blood.
Foreign firms, which came over to ride the wave of unbridled consumerism and to make a quick buck, will go home.
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