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consumer [kənˈsjuːmə] n 1. (Economics) a person who acquires goods and services for his or her own personal needs Compare producer [6] 2. a person or thing that consumes 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) (usually plural) Ecology an organism, esp an animal, within a community that feeds upon plants or other animals See also decomposer, producer [8]
Person or agency that uses information or intelligence produced by either its own staff or other agencies. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
consumer noun buyer, customer, user, shopper, purchaser If consumers demand more of a product then more of it will be supplied. Quotations "The consumer, so it is said, is the king ... each is a voter who uses his money as votes to get the things done that he wants done" [Paul A. Samuelson Economics] "Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer ... He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Wealth] Translations consumer [kənˈsjuːməʳ] B. CPD consumer behaviour, consumer behavior (US) N → comportamiento m del consumidor consumer choice N → libertad f del consumidor para elegir consumer credit N → crédito m al consumidor consumer demand N → demanda f de consumo consumer durables NPL → bienes mpl (de consumo)duraderos consumer goods NPL → bienes mpl de consumo consumer price index N → índice m de precios al consumo consumer product N → producto m al consumidor consumer protection N → protección f del consumidor consumer research N → estudios mpl de mercado consumer resistance N → resistencia f por parte del consumidor consumer rights NPL → derechos mpl del consumidor the consumer society N → la sociedad de consumo consumer survey N → encuesta f sobre consumo see also product A1 consumer [kənˈsjuːmər] n (= person) [product, service] → consommateur/trice m/f; [electricity, gas] → usager/ère m/f consumer choice n → choix m offert aux consommateurs consumer confidence n → confiance f des consommateurs consumer durables [kənˌsjuːmərˈdjʊərəbəlz] npl → biens mpl de consommation durables consumer goods npl → biens mpl de consommation consumer group n → association f de consommateurs consumer n → Verbraucher(in) m(f), → Konsument(in) m(f) (form) consumer in cpds → Verbraucher-; consumer advice centre n → Verbraucherzentrale f consumer credit n → Verbraucherkredit m consumer demand n (→ konsumptive (spec)) → Nachfrage consumer durables pl → (langlebige) Gebrauchsgüter pl consumer goods pl → Konsumgüter pl consumer group n → Verbrauchergruppe f consumer: consumer prices pl → Verbraucherpreise f consumer protection n → Verbraucherschutz m consumer research n → Verbraucherbefragung f consumer resistance n → Kaufunlust f Consumers’ Association n (Brit) britischer Verbraucherverband consumer society n → Konsumgesellschaft f consumer [kənˈsjuːməʳ] n → consumatore/trice; (of electricity, gas) → utente m/f consumer [kənˈsjuːməʳ] n → consumatore/trice; (of electricity, gas) → utente m/f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This long consumer, who had probably never done an honest day's-work in his life, sprung the lid of a Chinese tobacco-box and with thumb and forefinger forked out a wad like a small haycock. Commerce is not turbulent, nor is the public consumer besieged by loud invitations to "buy. In those days the Standard Oil Company did not deliver oil to the consumer in big wagons and motor trucks as it does now, but delivered instead to retail grocers, hardware stores, and the like. |
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