consumer

consumer: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big, great, heavy, large

▪ We are the biggest consumers of tropical hardwoods after Japan.

▪ average, ordinary

▪ individual

▪ potential, target (esp. AmE)

▪ passive

▪ Mass culture turns audiences into passive consumers.

▪ smart (AmE), sophisticated

▪ domestic

▪ industrial (esp. AmE)

▪ online

▪ green

▪ Green consumers should be wary of manufacturers' claims that their products are environmentally friendly.

▪ foreign

▪ electricity, energy

VERB + CONSUMER

▪ offer, provide, supply

▪ We supply domestic consumers

▪ reach, target

▪ educate, persuade

▪ exploit

▪ They exploit consumers by charging high prices.

▪ protect

▪ What can be done to protect the ordinary consumer from unscrupulous operators?

▪ satisfy

CONSUMER + VERB

▪ buy sth, pay sth, spend sth

▪ demand sth, need sth, want sth

CONSUMER + NOUN

▪ applications, brands, devices, durables (BrE), electronics, goods, products, services

▪ the market for consumer durables

▪ attitudes, awareness, behaviour/behavior, choice, confidence, demand, interest, needs, preferences, tastes, trends

▪ Economists forecast that falling consumer confidence will cut into household purchases.

▪ education, research

▪ credit, debt, expenditure, loan (esp. AmE), spending

▪ protection, rights

▪ advocate (AmE), group, organization, watchdog

▪ Consumer watchdogs have accused banks of ‘appalling arrogance’ in the way they treat customers.

▪ culture, society

▪ We are living in a consumer society.

▪ market, sector

▪ prices

▪ the consumer prices index (BrE, AmE)

▪ the consumer price index (BrE)

▪ boom (esp. BrE)

▪ Government policy encouraged a consumer boom.

▪ boycott

▪ The country could face a consumer boycott of its exports.

PREPOSITION

▪ among consumer

▪ two years of research among consumers

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consumer — con·sum·er n: one that utilizes economic goods; specif: an individual who purchases goods for personal use as distinguished from commercial use Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. consumer … Law dictionary
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consumer — CONSUMER. v. a. Détruire, user, réduire à rien. Le feu consuma tout ce grand édifice en deux heures de temps. La victime fut consumée par le feu. Le temps consume toutes choses. Il consume tout son bien en débauches. Il a consumé son patrimoine.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
consumer — early 15c., one who squanders or wastes, agent noun from CONSUME (Cf. consume). In economic sense, one who uses up goods or articles (opposite of producer) from 1745. Consumer goods is attested from 1890. In U.S., consumer price index calculated… … Etymology dictionary
Consumer — Con*sum er (k[o^]n*s[=u]m [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food. [1913 Webster] 2. (Econ.) the person or organization that uses some item of commerce or service in its own acitities, as opposed to reselling the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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consumer — /konˈsumər, ingl. kənˈsjuːmə(r)/ [dal v. ingl. to consume «consumare»] A s. m. e f. inv. consumatore B agg. inv. (nel marketing) privato CONTR. business, business to business … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
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