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consumer goods

[ kuhn-soo-mer goodz ]

plural noun

, Economics.
  1. goods that are bought and used in satisfaction of human wants, as clothing, food, or appliances, and are not utilized in any further production ( capital goods ).


consumer goods

plural noun

  1. goods that satisfy personal needs rather than those required for the production of other goods or services Compare capital goods
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consumer goods

  1. Goods , such as food and clothing, that satisfy human wants through their consumption or use. ( Compare capital goods .)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of consumer goods1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

Zumbiel Packaging A Kentucky-based manufacturer of paperboard packaging for consumer goods.

I think that as a country, we need to look at books as part of our culture rather than consumer goods as well.

Zumbiel Packaging Kentucky-based manufacturer of paperboard packaging for consumer goods.

Kent is co-chair of the Consumer Goods Forum, a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and a member of the Business Roundtable.

Business investment to produce consumer goods and services will, therefore, remain modest as well.

In addition to contracts already made, the Soviet officials were still putting out feelers for consumer goods.

But the Soviet search for ships could not be viewed entirely in the light of a desire to produce more consumer goods.

Actually, small quantities of durable consumer goods have always been produced by heavy industry ministries.

They made a great fanfare about providing more consumer goods to the people and improving the neglected agricultural sectors.

She did make clear to me that she thought the consumer goods here were superior to those in Russia.

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