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consumerism

noun

NAmE//kənˈsuməˌrɪzəm//

[uncountable] (sometimes disapproving)

the buying and using of goods and services; the belief that it is good for a society or an individual person to buy and use a large quantity of goods and services green consumerism (= the buying of products that are not harmful to the environment)

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