consumerism

English

Etymology

From consumer +‎ -ism.

Noun

consumerism (countable and uncountable, plural consumerisms)

1. A policy or social movement of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, as well as improved safety standards, among other measures.
2. A materialistic attachment to possessions.
   • 2024 August 8, Angela Garbes, “Menopause tests and anti-ageing face oils: welcome to midlife consumerism”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     It’s easy to say, as I often do, that it’s capitalism at work. Yet I am actively involved in consumerism, triggered by my insecurities.

3. An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.

Derived terms

• anticonsumerism
• hyperconsumerism
• political consumerism
• postconsumerism

 

Related terms

• consumerist

Translations

economic theory

• Azerbaijani: istehlakçılıq
• Catalan: consumisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 消費主義／消费主义 (zh) (xiāofèizhǔyì)

• Finnish: konsumerismi (fi)
• French: consumérisme (fr) m
• German: Konsumismus m
• Indonesian: konsumerisme (id)
• Kazakh: тұтынушылық (tūtynuşylyq)
• Malay: کڤڠݢوناءن (kepenggunaan)
• Maori: kaiwhakapetonga
• Portuguese: consumismo (pt) m
• Russian: потреби́тельство (ru) n (potrebítelʹstvo)
• Spanish: consumismo (es) m
• Swedish: konsumism c

Anagrams

• res communis