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Consumer Buying Services Noun Bre Kənˈsjuːmə(R Kənˈsuːmər Demand/Choice/Rights

Word consumer
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / kənˈsjuːmə(r) / NAmE / kənˈsuːmər /
Example
  • consumer demand/choice/rights
  • health-conscious consumers want more information about the food they buy.
  • a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important)
  • providers and consumers of public services
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consumer

(noun)BrE / kənˈsjuːmə(r) / NAmE / kənˈsuːmər /
  1. a person who buys goods or uses services
    • compare producer
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/producer
    • consumer demand/choice/rights
    • Health-conscious consumers want more information about the food they buy.
    • a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important)
    • providers and consumers of public services
    • Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession.

    Extra Examples

    • Consumer watchdogs have accused banks of ‘appalling arrogance’ in the way they treat customers.
    • Economists forecast that falling consumer confidence will cut into household purchases.
    • Government policy encouraged a consumer boom followed by a deep recession.
    • Green consumers should be wary of manufacturers’ claims that their products are environmentally friendly.
    • Mass culture turns audiences into passive consumers, their participation limited to the choice between buying and not buying.
    • The UK is the biggest consumer of tropical hardwoods after Japan.
    • The country could face a consumer boycott of its beef exports.
    • They exploit consumers by charging high prices.
    • We are living in a consumer society.
    • We are the biggest consumers of tropical hardwoods after Japan.
    • We supply domestic consumers
    • What can be done to protect the ordinary consumer from unscrupulous operators?
    • supplying domestic consumers
    • the consumer price index
    • the market for consumer durables
    • to exploit consumers by charging a high price
    • two years of research among consumers
    • The big stores are, of course, responding to consumer demand.
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