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The answer CONSUMERISM has 3 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of consumerism in various dictionaries:
noun - the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
noun - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
The movement seeking to protect and inform consumers by requiring such practices as honest packaging and advertising, product guarantees, and improved safety standards.
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| Shopping obsession |
| Preoccupation of society with acquiring goods |
| Protection for buyers with poor incomes - right sum needed |
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| Apr 23 2011 The Times - Concise |
| Apr 23 2004 The Times - Cryptic |
| Jul 21 2003 The Times - Concise |
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| It can refer to activism for better products, or to a passion for purchasing |
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| protection of consumers against harmful products or business methods |
| a situation involving large amounts of goods being sold to individuals rather than businesses, especially when this is very important to an economy: |
| the situation when too much attention is given to buying and owning things, often things that are not really necessary: |
| the protection of customers from dishonest business activities and advertising, from unsafe products, etc.: |
| Consumerism description |
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| Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts. With the industrial revolution, but particularly in the 20th century, mass production led to an economic crisis: there was overproduction the supply of goods would grow beyond consumer demand, and so manufacturers turned to planned obsolescence and advertising to increase consumer spending. An early criticism of consumerism is Thorstein Veblen's best known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class from 1899, which critically examined newly widespread values and economic institutions emerging along with newly widespread "leisure time" at the turn of the 20th century. In it Veblen "views the activities and spending habits of this leisure class in terms of conspicuous and vicarious consumption and waste. Both are related to the display of status and not to functionality or usefulness."In economics, consumerism may refer to economic policies which emphasise consumption |