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consumption

con·sump·tion

UK/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ US/kʌˈnsʌmʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

3.

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

  • “the consumption of energy has increased steadily”

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

Related words

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