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 interests2: 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