consumer research | marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers |
survey study | a detailed critical inspection |
view survey sight | the act of looking or seeing or observing, he tried to get a better view of it, his survey of the battlefield was limited |
scouting exploratory survey reconnoitering reconnoitring | exploring in order to gain information, scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous |
consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
durables durable goods consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
preference | grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) |
preference druthers | the right or chance to choose, given my druthers, I'd eat cake |
predilection preference orientation | a predisposition in favor of something, a predilection for expensive cars, his sexual preferences, showed a Marxist orientation |
sketch survey resume | short descriptive summary (of events) |
consumer price index CPI cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
preference penchant predilection taste | a strong liking, my own preference is for good literature, the Irish have a penchant for blarney |
Ordnance Survey | the official cartography agency of the British government |
consumer finance company small loan company | a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
consumer | a person who uses goods or services |
preferred stock preferred shares preference shares | stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights |
consumer credit | a line of credit extended for personal or household use |
personal loan consumer loan | a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use, usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay |
survey mile | a U.S. unit of measure equal to . meters, derived from the use of . inches as the conversion for one meter |
survey appraise | consider in a comprehensive way, He appraised the situation carefully before acting |
survey | plot a map of (land) |
survey | make a survey of, for statistical purposes |
review go over survey | hold a review (of troops) |
survey | look over carefully or inspect, He surveyed his new classmates |
surveil follow d survey d | keep under surveillance, The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing |