consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal is a seamless flywheel that brings together Disney’s intellectual property across its film, streaming, theme park, consumer goods, gaming and sports divisions, D’Amaro has said. — Sarah Whitten,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

As the fighting has continued, oil prices have climbed, causing fuel shortages and raising prices not only of gasoline and diesel, but fertilizer, food, consumer goods and just about everything else. — The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Truck freight Long-haul trucks move consumer goods across the country from warehouses and distribution centers to retail stores and homes. — Vidya Mani, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Before Microsoft, Bransten was senior vice president of retail and consumer goods industry at Salesforce from 2014 to 2018. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for consumer goods

• backwoods
• childhoods
• falsehoods
• flatwoods
• hardwoods
• priesthoods
• redwoods
• softwoods
• brotherhoods
• cottonwoods
• likelihoods
• livelihoods

Legal Definition

consumer goods

see also:

good sense 2