consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This covers consumer goods in general, although apparel is one of the top categories. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

The group includes names from an array of sectors, including retail and consumer goods to technology and payments. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 July 2026

There were consumer goods as far as the eye could see, and the first official national exhibit of American artwork. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2026

That price-performance trajectory is unlike anything else in the history of consumer goods. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 23 June 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