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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