n.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' sü-m ə - ˌ ri-z ə m, -m ə r- ˌ i-
Function: noun
Date: 1944
1 : the promotion of the consumer's interests
2 : the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable also : a preoccupation with and an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods
– con · sum · er · ist \ -rist, -ist \ noun or adjective
– con · sum · er · is · tic \ k ə n- ˌ sü-m ə - ' ris-tik, -m ə r- ' is- \ adjective