consumerism
consumerism /kənˈsjuː.mə.rɪ.zəm/ aep /-ˈsuː.mɚ.ɪ-/ noun [U]
1 F0 the state of an advanced industrial society in which a lot of goods are bought and sold Thesaurus+: ↑Business and commerce - general words2 F0 DISAPPROVING the situation in which too much attention is given to buying and owning things: » He disliked Christmas and its rampant (= extreme) consumerism.Thesaurus+: ↑Buying and selling in generalThesaurus+: ↑Greedy |