consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

Examples of consumer goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cascale, a global nonprofit alliance in consumer goods, introduced the Higg FEM to the industry 15 years ago as a spreadsheet. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Soviet residents were left queuing up for subpar consumer goods. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Economists have been particularly concerned about the unprecedented rise in diesel prices because of the trickle-down effect higher fuel prices for transporting consumer goods can quickly have on the economy. — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026

The leader of Land O’Lakes has worked in publishing, consumer goods, and oil, and now runs one of the country’s leading farming collectives. — Sam Jacobs, Time, 2 Nov. 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