Meaning & use
non-consumer users
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Meanings
nounpluralbusinesstechnical
People who use a product or service for work, research, or another purpose rather than for personal enjoyment or household needs.
Grammar: Always plural; use 'a non-consumer user' for one person.
Patterns
- non-consumer users of something
- among non-consumer users
The software company found that non-consumer users valued security more than design.
Non-consumer users often need detailed reports that home buyers never look at.
nounpluralbusiness
People who use a service without buying or consuming the goods that most users buy.
Grammar: Used to contrast with ordinary paying customers.
Patterns
- non-consumer users of a service
Libraries serve many non-consumer users who borrow books without buying them.
The study divided visitors into consumers and non-consumer users.
Common combinations
- non-consumer users of the platform
- Non-consumer users of the platform include researchers and journalists.
- target non-consumer users
- The new pricing plan targets non-consumer users such as small clinics.
- among non-consumer users
- Among non-consumer users, speed was the most requested feature.
Synonyms and how they differ
- professional users
- This focuses on people who use something for work, while 'non-consumer users' also includes researchers and other non-buyers.
Opposites
Word family
- non-consumer adjective
- Describing something that is not related to buying or using goods for personal needs.
- user noun
- A person who uses a product, service, or system.
Commonly confused: non-consumer users or noncustomer?
non-consumer users vs noncustomer
'Noncustomer' means someone who does not buy from a company at all; 'non-consumer user' means someone who uses the product but not in the usual buying-for-home way.
Practice
The survey asked how non-consumer users ______ the service compared with ordinary customers.
Choose one answer.
'Non-consumer users' is plural, so the past tense 'used' fits the reported question. 'Uses' is singular and would not agree with the plural subject.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “non-consumer users”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.