Usually means: Pursuit of goods exceeding needs.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word consumerism:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. consumerism: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. consumerism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. consumerism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. consumerism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. consumerism: Vocabulary.com
  6. Consumerism, consumerism: Wordnik
  7. consumerism: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. consumerism: Wiktionary
  9. consumerism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. consumerism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. consumerism: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. consumerism: Dictionary.com
  13. Consumerism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. consumerism: Rhymezone
  15. consumerism: Free Dictionary
  16. consumerism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. consumerism: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. consumerism: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. consumerism: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)

(Note: See consumerist as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  A policy or social movement of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, as well as improved safety standards, among other measures.
noun:  A materialistic attachment to possessions.
noun:  An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.

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