consumer

[kənˈsuːmər]

Definition:
1. A person who uses goods or services.

Use 'consumer' in a sentence:

• 1. Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates.
• 2. The Fed is keen to ensure that rising joblessness does not hit consumer confidence in the new year.
• 3. More than ever before, the food industry is paying attention to young consumers.
• 4. In the field of consumer electronics, Philips is determined to remain a world leader.
• 5. Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products.
• 6. The choice of consumer goods available in local shops is small.
• 7. The average American consumer will spend about ＄805 on gifts.
• 8. The new penalties were aimed at dampening down consumer spending.
• 9. In May the consumer price index fell by 1.1 per cent.
• 10. Do you know something about the Ethical Consumer Research Association?
• 11. Record oil prices have dented consumer confidence.
• 12. There is no clear and unbiased information available for consumers.
• 13. The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.
• 14. One in four consumers now say water prices are very unreasonable.
• 15. A city is like any product, it has to be packaged properly to be attractive to the consumer.
• 16. Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies.
• 17. The average American consumer will spend about 805 dollars on gifts.
• 18. Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers – consumer sales slid again in May.
• 19. Consumers are often jerked around by big companies.
• 20. The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups.
• 21. The fashion writer is an example of an unconverted consumer.
• 22. That was great for the consumer, not so much for the manufacturer.
• 23. Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind.
• 24. We live in a consumer society in which money is a massive preoccupation.
• 25. Consumer advocacy groups are not so enthusiastic about removing restrictions on the telephone companies.
• 26. Some stores are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables.
• 27. Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer.
• 28. Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars.
• 29. Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand.
• 30. Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels.
• 31. Stronger legal safeguards are needed to protect the consumer.
• 32. Consumers in Europe are slow to pick up trends in the use of information technology.
• 33. Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession.
• 34. The interests of farmers need to be squared with those of consumers.
• 35. Consumers are very nervous about the future.
• 36. New consumer credit fell to$ 3.7 billion in August.
• 37. New consumer credit fell to $3.7 billion in August.
• 38. Health-conscious consumers want more information about the food they buy.
• 39. Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases.
• 40. How does the fourth estate simultaneously serve an audience that is both consumer and citizen?
• 41. Very few people have the money to take advantage of this consumer paradise.
• 42. The consumer is getting screwed by cover charges as well.
• 43. Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
• 44. The government had been projecting a 5% consumer price increase for the entire year.
• 45. This presents a problem for many financial consumers.
• 46. Wage rates must be maintained in order to maintain the purchasing power of the consumer.
• 47. My current research is really about consumer behavior.
• 48. The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers.
• 49. We are living in a consumer culture.
• 50. A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.