Meaning of CONSUMERISM

Pronunciation:			kun'soomur`izum
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers [n]  the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
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	See Also:		campaign, cause, crusade, drive, economic theory, effort, movement
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		buy, buying, buying power, buying up, catalog buying, coemption, consumer power, consumer sovereignty, cornering, emption, hire purchase, impulse buying, installment buying, mail-order buying, marketing, money illusion, purchase, purchasing, purchasing power, rebuying, repurchase, shopping, shopping spree, window-shopping