consumer society

English

Noun

consumer society (plural consumer societies)

(economics) Society that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: consumptiemaatschappij (nl) f
Finnish: kulutusyhteiskunta (fi)
French: société de consommation (fr) f
German: Konsumgesellschaft (de) f
Hungarian: fogyasztói társadalom (hu)
Italian: società dei consumi (it) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forbrukersamfunn n
Polish: społeczeństwo konsumpcyjne n
Portuguese: sociedade de consumo f
Romanian: societate de consum (ro) f
Russian: о́бщество потребле́ния (ru) n (óbščestvo potreblénija)
Spanish: sociedad de consumo f

See also

consumerism

Further reading

“consumer society”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“consumer society”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“consumer society” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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