CONSUMERISM


Meaning of CONSUMERISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈsü-mə-ˌri-zəm, -mər-ˌi- ]

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 kən-ˌsü-mə-ˈris-tik, -mər-ˈis- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.