consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carroll has more than two decades of experience across retail, fashion, and consumer goods, including senior roles at Catalyst Brands, Amazon and Lucky Brand. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Ships will carry dry and refrigerated containers transporting fresh produce, apparel, industrial products and consumer goods. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

China is the source of over 70 percent of North Korea’s total foreign trade, approximately 60 percent of its food, and 75 percent of its consumer goods. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

As home sales slow thanks to high interest rates and Trump’s tariffs drive up the cost of consumer goods, the president’s economic approval rating has sunk below 40% in most polls. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 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