consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

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Jaime Dunaway-Seale, the report author, said college students may be harboring unrealistic hopes about starting pay in an era of steadily rising costs for housing, consumer goods and most everything else. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Bubble Wrap went on to revolutionize global shipping and product protection, especially during the rise of electronics and the distribution of fragile consumer goods. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 Getty Images for The Business of Fashion The first half of 2026 has already seen its fair share of M&A transactions across the consumer goods world. Clara Ludmir, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Thrasio, a consumer goods firm, acquires and scales third-party brands on Amazon and other e-commerce marketplaces. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for consumer goods

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of consumer goods was in 1901

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“Consumer goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20goods. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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