Consumption — synonyms, definition

1. consumption (Noun)

burning chewing decadence decay decrease deficiency degeneration depletion devouring diminution disease eating ebb economic consumption emptiness exhaustion expenditure failure feeding ingestion • • •

consumption (Noun) — The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).

consumption (Noun) — Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body.

consumption (Noun) — (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing. ex. "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" ex. "the economic consumption of energy has increased steadily"

consumption (Noun) — The act of consuming something.

consumption (Noun) — The amount or manner in which something is used or consumed.

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