consumer goods
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- Also called consumption goods.
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How to use consumer goods in a sentence
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.
James Patterson Goes Full ‘Fahrenheit 451’ With Burning Book Video | William O’Connor | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTZumbiel Packaging Kentucky-based manufacturer of paperboard packaging for consumer goods.
After Hobby Lobby, These 82 Corporations Could Drop Birth Control Coverage | Abby Haglage | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKent 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.
East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. StassenBut 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. StassenActually, small quantities of durable consumer goods have always been produced by heavy industry ministries.
East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. StassenThey made a great fanfare about providing more consumer goods to the people and improving the neglected agricultural sectors.
East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. StassenShe did make clear to me that she thought the consumer goods here were superior to those in Russia.
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British Dictionary definitions for consumer goods
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
Goods, such as food and clothing, that satisfy human wants through their consumption or use. (Compare capital goods.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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