"consumer society" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: consumer societies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} consumer society (plural consumer societies)
  1. (economics) Society that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts. Wikipedia link: consumer society Categories (topical): Economics Related terms: consumerism Translations (Translations): consumptiemaatschappij [feminine] (Dutch), kulutusyhteiskunta (Finnish), société de consommation [feminine] (French), Konsumgesellschaft [feminine] (German), fogyasztói társadalom (Hungarian), società dei consumi [feminine] (Italian), forbrukersamfunn [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), społeczeństwo konsumpcyjne [neuter] (Polish), sociedade de consumo [feminine] (Portuguese), societate de consum [feminine] (Romanian), о́бщество потребле́ния (óbščestvo potreblénija) [neuter] (Russian), sociedad de consumo [feminine] (Spanish)

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