noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , great , heavy , large
▪
We are the biggest ~s of tropical hardwoods after Japan.
▪ average , ordinary
▪ individual
▪ potential , target ( esp. AmE )
▪ passive
▪
Mass culture turns audiences into passive ~s.
▪ smart ( AmE ), sophisticated
▪ domestic
▪ industrial ( esp. AmE )
▪ online
▪ green
▪
Green ~s should be wary of manufacturers' claims that their products are environmentally friendly.
▪ foreign
▪ electricity , energy
VERB + CONSUMER
▪ offer , provide , supply
▪
We supply domestic ~s
▪ reach , target
▪ educate , persuade
▪ exploit
▪
They exploit ~s by charging high prices.
▪ protect
▪
What can be done to protect the ordinary ~ 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 ~ durables
▪ attitudes , awareness , behaviour/behavior , choice , confidence , demand , interest , needs , preferences , tastes , trends
▪
Economists forecast that falling ~ 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 ~ society.
▪ market , sector
▪ prices
▪
the ~ prices index ( BrE , AmE )
▪
the ~ price index ( BrE )
▪ boom ( esp. BrE )
▪
Government policy encouraged a ~ boom.
▪ boycott
▪
The country could face a ~ boycott of its exports.
PREPOSITION
▪ among ~
▪
two years of research among ~s