as in customer
a person who buys goods and services
Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Recent Examples of consumer
Revenue surged 47% to $770 million, while its active consumer base grew 23% to 21 million.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Even with a large consumer base at home, German companies rely on foreign markets for sales growth.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
With President Donald Trump coming into office, there is a growing sense that such products may be less in favor with consumers, but Francois thinks many of the auto giants have been pushing the new models in the wrong way.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
About The Daily Money Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Even with a large consumer base at home, German companies rely on foreign markets for sales growth.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
With President Donald Trump coming into office, there is a growing sense that such products may be less in favor with consumers, but Francois thinks many of the auto giants have been pushing the new models in the wrong way.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
About The Daily Money Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumer
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In an ode to Watkins, Portrait Coffee hangs art featuring the local icon, which ushers customers to the line leading to the counter that features photos of Black families.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Levchin talks about helping customers spend less, not more.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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Other Reddit users joined in on the conversation, sharing thoughts on the controversial seat hopping.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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When released, this will help stop the scourge of malware that continues to plague Android users, maintaining the gap to iPhone.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Strong Fundamentals Draw Diverse Investors To Free Market Multifamily Every type of investor, including institutional, international and private buyers, was attracted to free market multifamily last year because the fundamentals for these assets are strong.—
Shimon Shkury,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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And so this near-term correction is likely to continue until enough buyers are flushed out, or the narrative shifts.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pattis, who is known for representing high-profile clients such as Infowars founder Alex Jones, was retained by Sarner and his girlfriend Emily Orbay in 2020 following their arrests by Stonington police in the July 2020 assault of 59-year-old Crystal Caldwell at the Quality Inn in Mystic.—
Greg Smith,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lastly, spear phishing attacks are a concern for tax professionals, as scammers impersonate clients to gain access to sensitive information and file fraudulent returns.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumer. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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