consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

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Dabur Ltd stall, an Indian multinational consumer goods company, manufactures Ayurvedic products as well as other fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), is seen during the exhibition. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 May 2026 The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) solutions provider said Maven operates on MaterialsZone’s data management and machine learning engine, powered by a large language model. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026 According to Chen, this will be most visible in low-margin sectors such as plastic toys, packaging processing, and basic consumer goods. Angelica Ang, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Many consumer goods for The Line’s residents would be produced at another new city, Hexagon, run entirely by robots. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 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 14 May. 2026.

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