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1. (n.) consumption
the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
2. consumption
the amount consumed:
the high consumption of gasoline.
3. consumption
the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value.
4. consumption
Older Use. tuberculosis of the lungs.
5. consumption
progressive wasting of the body.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L consūmptiō process of consuming <consūm(ere) to consume)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
2. (noun) pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
3. (noun) consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
"the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
4. (noun) consumption, using up, expenditure
the act of consuming something
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1. (noun) consumption
the act of using resources or food, or the amount used
U.S. oil consumption; the consumption of alcohol
2. consumption
the act of buying and using things
a society based on consumption
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) consumption
the act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction
2. (noun) consumption
the state or process of being consumed, wasted, or diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay
3. (noun) consumption
a progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary consumption
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Sense: the act of consuming
The consumption of coffee has increased.
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 Afrikaans: verbruik, vertering |
 Arabic: إسْتِهلاك |
 Bulgarian: консумация |
 Brazilian: consumo |
 Czech: spotřeba |
 German: der Verbrauch |
 Danish: forbrug |
 Greek: κατανάλωση |
 Spanish: consumo |
 Estonian: tarbimine |
 Farsi: مصرف |
 Finnish: kulutus |
 French: consommation |
 Hebrew: צְרִיכָה |
 Hindi: उपयोग करना, उपभोग करना |
 Croatian: potrošnja |
 Hungarian: fogyasztás |
 Indonesian: konsumsi, pemakaian |
 Icelandic: neysla |
 Italian: consumo |
 Japanese: 消費 |
 Korean: 소비 |
 Lithuanian: (su)vartojimas |
 Latvian: patēriņš |
 Malay: penggunaan |
 Dutch: consumptie |
 Norwegian: fortæring, ødeleggelse, f |
 Polish: konsumpcja |
 Persian: مصرف |
 Pashto: خرڅ |
 Portuguese: consumo |
 Romanian: consum |
 Russian: потребление |
 Slovak: spotreba |
 Slovenian: poraba |
 Serbian: potrošnja |
 Swedish: konsumtion |
 Thai: การบริโภค |
 Turkish: yeme, içme, tüketme |
 Taiwanese: 消費 |
 Ukrainian: споживання; витрата |
 Urdu: كهانا پينا، خورد ونوش |
 Vietnamese: sự tiêu dùng |
 Chinese: 消费 |
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