consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Online, people asked why there weren’t rules requiring industrial goods and consumer goods be transported in separate containers. Pei-Lin Wu, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 Money is cheap: By cutting rates, the Fed hopes cheaper financing stimulates demand for consumer goods and services. Jeff Goertzen, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024 The price of America’s rapid industrialization at the turn of the 20th century, which brought dramatic economic expansion and the proliferation of consumer goods, was unchecked corporate power. Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 July 2024 The rising cost of consumer goods is a chief reason for the increase, Foster said. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for consumer goods 

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Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of consumer goods was in 1901

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“Consumer goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20goods. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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consumer goods

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