consumers
Those who purchase
Consumers are people who buy and use goods or services.
The term frames people through their economic activity—what they purchase rather than what they produce or create.
Consumer confidence drives the economy.
In ecology, consumers are organisms that eat other organisms rather than producing their own food.
Consumer protection laws shield buyers from unfair practices.
Those who buy things
- customersPeople who purchase goods
- end-usersUltimate product operators
- usersProduct or service clientele
- shoppersPeople purchasing goods
patrons · acquirers · subscribers · collectors · adopters · members · investors · bidders
Forceful request or requirement
- supplyFurnish or stock
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
segmentation · demographics · behavior · trends · confidence · sentiment · surveys · research
Acquiring goods at retailers
- checkoutPayment completion process
- cartVehicle for hauling
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- groceryFood retail shop
mall · aisle · merchandise · brands · products · bargains · sales · promotions
People who watch
- listenersThose who attend aurally
- readersThose who peruse text
- subscribersThose enrolled for content
- followersPeople who support someone
fans · users · streamers · binge-watchers · ratings · engagement · content · media
Act of employing something
- depletionReduction of supply
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- energyPower to do work
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
electricity · water · gas · sustainability · waste · overconsumption · disposable · single-use
Guarding against harm
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- ombudsmanPublic complaints investigator
- complaintsExpressions of discontent
recalls · safety · regulations · labeling · transparency · fraud · deception · class-action
purchasers
Those who buy things
- customersPeople who purchase goods
- end-usersUltimate product operators
- usersProduct or service clientele
shoppers · patrons · acquirers · subscribers · collectors · adopters · members · investors · bidders · owners
demand
Forceful request or requirement
- supplyFurnish or stock
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
elasticity · segmentation · demographics · behavior · trends · confidence · sentiment · surveys · research · insights
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
- checkoutPayment completion process
- cartVehicle for hauling
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
grocery · mall · aisle · merchandise · brands · products · bargains · sales · promotions · discounts
viewers
People who watch
- listenersThose who attend aurally
- readersThose who peruse text
- subscribersThose enrolled for content
followers · fans · users · streamers · binge-watchers · ratings · engagement · content · media · advertising
usage
Act of employing something
utilities · electricity · water · gas · sustainability · waste · overconsumption · disposable · single-use · recyclable
protection
Guarding against harm
complaints · recalls · safety · regulations · labeling · transparency · fraud · deception · class-action · refunds
- capitalismcapitalism, free market, free enterprise, private property, profit motive
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- buyersbuyers, buyer, purchasers, purchaser, homebuyers
- customerscustomers, clients, buyers, shoppers, patrons
- mass marketmass-produced, mainstream, commercial, popular, widespread
consumersproducers
Those who create goods
manufacturers · creators · makers · fabricators · builders
consumerssellers
Those who offer wares
vendors · retailers · merchants · marketers · merchandisers
consumersproducers
Those who create goods
conservers · sustainers · generators · providers · suppliers
- consumer awarenessUnderstanding of marketplace choices
- consumer baseCollective purchasing audience
- consumer electronicsDevices for everyday use
- consumer rightsLegal safeguards for purchasers
- consumer fraudDeceptive business practices harming buyers
- consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests
consume, consumer, consumed, consumes, consumerism, unconsumed, anti-consumerism