inferior goods

plural noun

Economics.

1. commodities that are less in demand as consumer income rises.

Example Sentences

“They were aiming for white-owned businesses that sell inferior goods at inflated prices. There’s a study out about how the poor actually pay more for the basic necessities.”

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The warning comes too late for some Mystery Brand buyers, who say they bought into the company’s promise and received inferior goods.

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“Or the Commandant will think I’m supplying her with inferior goods.”

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The companies they work for will be less competitive in international markets; and, as consumers, workers will either pay higher prices or buy inferior goods.

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The days of easy money when the US army paid for non-existent projects seems to have ended but in their place have come new methods of siphoning money, adding large margins to contract quotes or simply suppling inferior goods.

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