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• Contemptuously

  [kuh n-temp-choo-uh s] /kənˈtɛmp tʃu əs/ adjective 1. showing or expressing or disdain; scornful; disrespectful. /kənˈtɛmptjʊəs/ adjective 1. when predicative, often foll by of. showing or feeling contempt; disdainful adj. 1590s, from Latin contemptus (see contempt). Related: Contemptuously.

• Consumer unit

  noun a box of electrical fuses or breakers, usually arranged in a single row Examples A consumer unit fitted with just fuses is often referred to as a “fuse box”. a household or other group considered to be an economic unit; an entity that makes spending decisions Examples Average annual expenditures per consumer unit, which […]

• Consumer terrorism

  noun 1. the practice of introducing dangerous substances to foodstuffs or other consumer products, esp to extort money from the manufacturers

• Consumer society

  noun a community in which the buying and selling of mass-produced goods and services is promoted through mass media and is the dominant economic activity Examples The newly published book says that renewable energy cannot sustain a consumer society. Word Origin by 1920

• Consumer-strike

  noun 1. a boycott of a product by consumers, often in protest over a raise in its price.

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