consumer goods

plural noun

: goods that directly satisfy human wants

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Many consumer goods for The Line’s residents would be produced at another new city, Hexagon, run entirely by robots. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 May 2026 Beyond entertainment, Alba founded consumer goods company The Honest Company in 2012, becoming the youngest Latina to take a company public with its IPO on NASDAQ in 2021. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 Schroff said before the event, Flex is making efforts to help with artificial intelligence and data centers with a focus on health solutions, consumer goods, automation and the power industry. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 For the past few years, large consumer goods companies were able to push through price increases with limited resistance. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Apr. 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 5 May. 2026.

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