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end-consumer

American

[end-kuhn-soo-mer] / ˈɛnd kənˌsu mər /

noun

an end user.

Etymology

Origin of end-consumer

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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“While our near-term handsets outlook is impacted by industry-wide memory supply constraints, we are encouraged by end-consumer demand for premium and high tier smartphones,” Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said last month.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Still, Amon said the company is “encouraged by end-consumer demand for premium and high-tier smartphones.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

But Scholz said on Sunday the government would raise income from windfall taxes on electricity companies to lower end-consumer prices for gas, oil and coal.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2022

The subsidy would be built in as the difference between the cost the government will pay the concession owners for the water and the amount the end-consumer pays.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2021

At CES, you will see the growing influence that the end-consumer — meaning the actual patient — now takes to address their own healthcare issues.

From Forbes • Jan. 2, 2014

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