consumer goods

[ kuhn-soo-mer goodz ]
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plural nounEconomics.
  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 (contrasted with capital goods).

Origin of consumer goods

1
First recorded in 1885–90

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How to use consumer goods in a sentence

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

    East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. Stassen
  • But the Soviet search for ships could not be viewed entirely in the light of a desire to produce more consumer goods.

    East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. Stassen
  • Actually, small quantities of durable consumer goods have always been produced by heavy industry ministries.

    East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. Stassen
  • They made a great fanfare about providing more consumer goods to the people and improving the neglected agricultural sectors.

    East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. Stassen
  • She did make clear to me that she thought the consumer goods here were superior to those in Russia.

    Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for consumer goods

consumer goods

pl n
  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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Cultural definitions for consumer goods

consumer goods

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

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