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underconsumption

underconsumption noun: insufficient consumption (for financial stability).

Noun

underconsumption (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient consumption (for financial stability).
  2. An anticonsumerist lifestyle trend based around reuse and not purchasing unnecessary goods.
    • For anyone who has not come across it, underconsumption core is when people make use of what they already own and avoid buying in to new trends, with an aim to have a sustainable mindset. This may involve purchasing second-hand clothes, repurposing clothes you already have, or finishing a mascara...2024 December 29, Cathrine V. Jansson-Boyd, “Underconsumption Core: Just Another Fad?”, in Psychology Today

underconsumption meaning in Tamil

underconsumption in Tamil

குறை நுகர்ச்சி

Origin of underconsumption

From under- + consumption.

Words formed from underconsumption

Words that rhyme with underconsumption

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Questions about underconsumption

What does underconsumption mean?
Underconsumption means insufficient consumption (for financial stability).
What is underconsumption in Tamil?
Underconsumption in Tamil is குறை நுகர்ச்சி. See Underconsumption meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is underconsumption?
Underconsumption is a noun.

Words near underconsumption in the dictionary

  1. underconsumed
  2. underconsumer
  3. underconsumers
  4. underconsumes
  5. underconsuming
  6. underconsumption
  7. underconsumption core
  8. underconsumptionist
  9. undercontextualise
  10. undercontextualised
  11. undercontextualises

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