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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescentro de consumo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsẽtɾu dʒi kõˈsumu
"A metrópole é o maior centro de consumo da região."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A geographic location or urban area characterized by a high concentration of consumers and a large volume of retail and consumer goods purchases.
"Rapid urbanization turned the coastal city into a massive consumption-center for imported electronics." - 2
A focal point within a supply chain or market economy where demand for goods and services is heavily concentrated.
"Logistics networks are optimized to ship raw materials from peripheral regions directly to the primary consumption-center."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'consumption' (Middle English, via Old French and Latin from consumere, to use up) and 'center' (from Old French centre, via Latin centrum from Greek kentron, sharp point). The compound emerged in economic and geographic literature during the industrialization era to describe urban nodes where goods are predominantly utilized rather than produced.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Consumption-center" is said worldwide
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centre de consommation
Transliteration: sɑ̃tʁ də kɔ̃sɔmasjɔ̃
"Paris est le principal centre de consommation du pays."
Konsumzentrum
Transliteration: kɔnˈzuːmˌtsɛntʁʊm
"Die Hauptstadt fungiert als das größte Konsumzentrum."
centro di consumo
Transliteration: ˈtʃɛntro di konˈsumo
"La regione è diventata un importante centro di consumo."
centro de consumo
Transliteration: ˈsentɾo ðe konˈsumo
"Las grandes ciudades actúan como un centro de consumo masivo."
centro de consumo
Transliteration: ˈsẽtɾu dʒi kõˈsumu
"A metrópole é o maior centro de consumo da região."
उपभोग केंद्र
Transliteration: upabhog kendra
"यह शहर देश का एक प्रमुख उपभोग केंद्र बन गया है।"
消费中心
Transliteration: xiāofèi zhōngxīn
"该市已迅速发展成为全国的消费中心。"
소비 중심지
Transliteration: sobi jungsimji
"이 대도시들은 주요 소비 중심지 역할을 합니다."
消費地
Transliteration: shōhichi
"大都市圏は製品の主要な消費地です。"
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