consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

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Before Microsoft, Bransten was senior vice president of retail and consumer goods industry at Salesforce from 2014 to 2018. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Virojt Changyencham/Getty Images Between today's issues with high inflation, elevated interest rates and increasing consumer goods costs, a lot of Americans are feeling the strain that this economic environment is putting on their budgets. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Import taxes are still filtering into prices for some consumer goods. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026 According to recent Pew Research Center polling, only 24% of Americans rate the economy as excellent or good, and 66% are worried about the price of food and consumer goods. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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