consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

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Tariffs on steel, consumer goods and more clash with the deregulation message. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 That lack of visibility is especially challenging for FedEx — an economic bellwether — since its customers include a broad swath of industries, from manufacturing to consumer goods. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025 General Mills The consumer goods company will report in the morning. Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 June 2025 Seventy-eight percent of retailers said that in the long run, only one mass-market brand will remain on the shelves, with the rest of the space taken up by private labels and premium or niche brands — a sentiment also shared by 65 percent of consumer goods companies. Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 June 2025 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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consumer goods

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