consumerism
noun [U] /kənˈsjuː.mə.rɪ.zəm/
/-ˈsuː.mɚ.ɪ-/ Definition
› the state of an advanced industrial society in which a lot of goods are bought and soldBusiness and commerce - general words › disapproving the situation in which too much attention is given to buying and owning things: He disliked Christmas and its rampant (= extreme) consumerism.Buying and selling in generalGreedy
(Definition of consumerism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- barter noun
- barter verb
- black market noun
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- cold-calling noun
- come/go under the hammer idiom
- hock noun (MONEY)
- keep verb (CONTINUE TO HAVE)
- market share noun
- pawn noun (MONEY)
- pawn verb
- pay verb (BUY)
- procurement noun
- sanctions-busting noun
- tender noun (OFFER)
- the bottom drops/falls out of the market idiom
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