consumption
con·sump·tion
noun
1.
2.
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
3.
Origin
From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from Middle English consumpcioun, from Old French consumpcion, from Latin cōnsūmptiō, from cōnsūmō + -tiō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”).
Phrases
- conspicuous consumption
- consumption function
- consumption good
- consumption room
- consumption weed
- induced consumption
- power consumption
- quick consumption
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Broader terms
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