What is another word for consumers?

Pronunciation: [kənsˈuːməz] (IPA)

Consumers are individuals or entities that purchase goods or services. Some common synonyms for consumers include buyers, customers, purchasers, users, patrons, and shoppers. Each of these words has slightly different connotations, but they all refer to people who engage in the act of exchanging money for products or services. Buyers and purchasers imply a transactional relationship that involves the exchange of money, while users and patrons suggest a more ongoing relationship with a product or service. Shoppers and customers usually refer to people who are actively seeking out products or services to purchase. Overall, there are many synonyms for the word "consumers" that can be used depending on the context and desired emphasis.

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What are the hypernyms for Consumers?

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Usage examples for Consumers

It is considered by consumers that the same cubic quantity of peat will yield one third more heat in actual use than wood, retaining it longer; besides which it possesses some other minor advantages over the product of the forest.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Their unions will be on the watch to prevent the whole advantage of the improvement from going towards a reduction of the price of the commodity they produce, and such reduction in the price of the commodity as actually takes place will enable its consumers to spend so much the more of their means on commodities made by other labourers, and to that extent to increase the demand for the labour of the latter.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
Socialism promises a free choice of occupations; but that is vain, for the relative numbers that are now required in any particular occupation are necessarily determined by the demands of consumers for the particular commodity the occupation in question sets itself to supply.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Consumers

  • It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy.
    Daniel Akaka
  • There are so many things to take into account - your ambition, your ego, the press, the consumers. You can never be sure that you'll be on top of the pile again.
    Giorgio Armani
  • Many of us are alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of medical care, including patients, who are the consumers. However, medical malpractice is not the reason for these increasing costs.
    Joe Baca
  • I think the touchstone is to give consumers a full, fair choice without the power of a monopoly operating system pushing them in a direction that free competition might or might not achieve.
    Jim Barksdale
  • American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat in it.
    Dave Barry

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