consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Shoppers are purchasing name-brand beauty products again, and that’s lifting sales at consumer goods company Unilever. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024 The consumer goods market continues to be sluggish, with people cutting down on staples—emblematic of economic stress. Debasish Roy Chowdhury, TIME, 24 Apr. 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 6 May. 2024.

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consumer goods

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