consumers (noun)
11credit crunch — noun a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high • Syn: ↑liquidity crisis, ↑squeeze • Hypernyms: ↑financial condition * * * credit crunch noun (informal) A sudden and drastic… …
12guild socialism — noun a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers • Hypernyms: ↑socialism * * * noun : a socialistic theory advocating state ownership of all industries with monopolistic control and… …
13interest rate — noun the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑rate of interest • Hypernyms: ↑rate, ↑charge per unit • Hyponyms: ↑discount rate, ↑ …
14king snake — noun any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals • Syn: ↑kingsnake • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Hyponyms: ↑common kingsnake, ↑La …
15ombudsman — noun (plural ombudsmen) Etymology: Swedish, literally, representative, from Old Norse umbothsmathr, from umboth commission + mathr man Date: 1959 1. a government official (as in Sweden or New Zealand) appointed to receive and investigate… …
16banking — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ business, commercial, corporate ▪ central ▪ investment, merchant ▪ retail, wholesale …
17DVD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blank ▪ recordable, rewritable ▪ bonus, special edition ▪ The first edition of the album comes with a bonus DVD. ▪ …
18consumerism — noun 1》 the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers. 2》 the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of goods. Derivatives consumerist adjective &noun consumeristic adjective …
19demand — noun 1》 an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right. ↘(demands) pressing requirements. 2》 the desire of purchasers, consumers, etc. for a particular commodity or service: a recent slump in demand. verb ask authoritatively or… …
20market research — noun the activity of gathering information about consumers needs and preferences. Derivatives market researcher noun …
