non-consuming
adjective
social sciencespecialized(alsononconsuming)uk/ˌnɒn.kənˈsjuː.mɪŋ/us/ˌnɑːn.kənˈsuː.mɪŋ/not being aconsumerofparticulargoodsorservices, or ofgoodsandservicesingeneral:
Janedescribesherself as a non-dependent, non-consumingindividualwho is notpartof thetypicalfamilystructure.
Thepropositionassumesthat the non-consuminghouseholdsare at thebottomof theincomeladder.
noteatingordrinkingaparticularthing:
Thestudycomparedregularcoffeedrinkerswith a non-consuminggroup.
- Whether or not theconsumingand the non-consuminghouseholdscan beconsideredas agroupdependson thefactorsthatdeterminetheirdecisionnot toconsume.
- Non-consumingyoungpeoplewereignoredbymarketinguntil the 1960s.
- Except for the non-consuminggroup,patientswereexcludedif they had notconsumedalcoholin the pastmonth.
People who buy things
- anti-consumer
- bidder
- buyer
- consumer
- couponer
- end user
- foot traffic
- importer
- late adopter
- multi-client
- prosumer
- punter
- purchaser
- rag-and-bone man
- ragman
- scrap dealer
- speculator
- tradesman
- tradespeople
- wholesaler
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