consumer

• n. 消費者; ユーザー、顧客

consumeからconsumeへ。

consumer (n.)

early 15c., "one who squanders or wastes," agent noun from consume. In economic sense, "one who uses up goods or articles" (opposite of producer) from 1745. Consumer goods is attested from 1890. In U.S., consumer price index calculated since 1919, tracking "changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services" [Bureau of Labor Statistics]; abbreviation CPI is attested by 1971.

1. Once wholesale prices are deregulated， consumer prices will also rise.

卸売価格が開放されると、小売価格も上昇します。

2.Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies.

のような法規は、消費者を有害または危険な薬品から保護することができる。

3.The Treasury has long been predicting an upturn in consumer spending.

財務省は消費者支出の上昇を早くから予測していた。

4.The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.

消費需要の低下も会社の利益に影響している。

5.The consumer is getting screwed by cover charges as well.

この消費者もサービス料を詐取された。