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consumption - Dictionary definition and meaning for consumption
CONSUMPTION
(noun) the act of consuming something
synonyms : expenditure , using up(noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
synonyms : ingestion , intake , uptake(noun) (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
"the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
synonyms : economic consumption , usance , use , use of goods and services(noun) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
synonyms : phthisis , pulmonary tuberculosis , wasting disease , white plague
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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