Main Entry: con·sum·er·ism

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsü-mə-ˌri-zəm, -mər-ˌi-\

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