What does Consumer mean?

Definitions for Consumer
kənˈsu mərcon·sumer

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Consumer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. consumernoun

    a person who uses goods or services

GCIDE

  1. Consumernoun

    (Econ.) the person or organization that uses some item of commerce or service in its own acitities, as opposed to reselling the item or including it as part of another item for resale; -- called also the end user.

Wiktionary

  1. consumernoun

    One who, or that which, consumes.

  2. consumernoun

    someone who trades money for goods as an individual.

    This new system favours the consumer over the producer.

  3. consumernoun

    an organism that uses other organisms for food in order to gain energy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Consumernoun

    One that spends, wastes, or destroys any thing.

    Etymology: from consume.

    Money may be considered as in the hands of the consumer, or of the merchant who buys the commodity, when made to export. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. consumer

    A consumer is an individual or group that directly uses or utilizes products, goods or services generated within the economy. These goods and services are purchased, used, and consumed to satisfy their personal needs, desires, or demands. This consumption plays a key role in driving the economic activity in a market economy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Consumernoun

    one who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food

Wikidata

  1. Consumer

    A consumer is a person or group of people who are the final users of products and or services generated within a social system. A consumer may be a person or group, such as a household. The concept of a consumer may vary significantly by context, although a common definition is an individual who buys products or services for personal use and not for manufacture or resale.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. consumer

    Person or agency that uses information or intelligence produced by either its own staff or other agencies.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Consumer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2317

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Consumer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4258

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Consumer' in Nouns Frequency: #703

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Consumer in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Consumer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Consumer in a Sentence

  1. Elizabeth Warren:

    Huge grocery chains like Kroger have made billions by jacking up consumer prices. And they're using those profits to reward executives instead of raising wages so workers can make ends meet, i stand with Kroger workers in their fight for a fair contract.

  2. Xiaofeng Wang:

    I think everyone can see the similarities [ between the Apple and WeChat systems ], in terms of consumer-facing digital innovations, China is definitely ahead.

  3. Paul Dergarabedian:

    It's the perfect intersection of growing consumer confidence and vaccinations in North America, with movies that have already been released creating momentum, i don’t think you could have imagined a better scenario for the industry, with a few speed bumps in there. With ‘Furious 9’ being really the first summer blockbuster in two years.

  4. Achintya Mangla:

    Technology and healthcare have two things in common: structural growth meaning growth is less correlated to global GDP growth and they're closely aligned with consumer trends and behavior. Investors have greater conviction in terms of investment in these sectors, these sectors are seen as more likely to weather short term volatility and geo-political risk.

  5. Bill Ruh:

    You just look at the consumer world, you get jealous at the speed at which you can easily and quickly gain access to applications, that is exactly the same thing you want in the industrial world. The thing is you need it done in an industrial way.

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