consumer society

English

Noun

consumer society (plural consumer societies)

1. (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.