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consumer credit
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
consumer durables
consumer equilibrium
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consumer goods
consumer price index
consumer protection legislation
consumer society
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consumer society
con·sum·er so·ci·e·ty (plural con·sum·er so·ci·e·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
society that consumes mass-produced goods: a society in which the consumption of mass-produced goods is encouraged through mass communication
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