CONSUMERISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does consumerism mean? 

• CONSUMERISM (noun)
  The noun CONSUMERISM has 2 senses:

1. the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial

2. a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

  Familiarity information: CONSUMERISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSUMERISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("consumerism" is a kind of...):

economic theory ((economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("consumerism" is a kind of...):

campaign; cause; crusade; drive; effort; movement (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end)