Antonym: production. Similar words: consume, consumption, consult, consensus, consultant, resume, assume, summer. Meaning: [-mə] 
n. a person who uses goods or services.
n. a person who uses goods or services. 
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31 We are living in a consumer society.
32 Consumer demand led to higher imports of manufactured goods.
33 Price rises should restrain consumer spending.
34 Consumer spending is buffering the effects of the recession.
35 Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
36 We are living in a consumer culture.
37 The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups.
38 This will deal a blow to consumer confidence.
39 Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending.
40 Businesses must synchronize their production choices with consumer choices.
41 The latest price rises mean that the real loser, as usual, is the consumer.
42 Consumer hoarding of limited goods, such as gasoline and paper, is creating shortages in stores.
43 The government had been projecting a 5% consumer price increase for the entire year.
44 South Korea's imports of consumer products jumped 33% in this year.
45 It will offer a wider choice of goods for the consumer .
46 Consumer spending is often a good index of public confidence in the economy.
47 Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest.
48 Consumer pressure is being put upon the food industry to cut down on factory farming methods.
49 Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer.
50 Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind.
51 Shares in retail businesses were marked up on the news that consumer spending rose last month.
52 The factories are staying open all weekend to try to meet the consumer demand for this product.
53 The country could face a consumer boycott of its beef exports.
54 What can be done to protect the ordinary consumer from unscrupulous service operators?
55 The costs of daily consumer goods have been hiked at two times.
56 The survey on consumer taste was commissioned by local stores.
57 In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
58 Careful spending has gone out of fashion in our consumer society.
59 Click here to join our live webcast Current Consumer Issues.
60 In recent years we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the consumer.
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