• Consumerism

    Origin

    consumer + -ism

    Noun

    consumerism

    (countable and uncountable; plural consumerisms)
    1. A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc
    2. A materialistic attachment to possessions.
    3. An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.

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