consumption
the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
the amount consumed: the high consumption of gasoline.
Economics. the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value.
Pathology.
Older Use. tuberculosis of the lungs.
progressive wasting of the body.
Origin of consumption
1Other words for consumption
Other words from consumption
- non·con·sump·tion, noun
- o·ver·con·sump·tion, noun
- pre·con·sump·tion, noun
- self-con·sump·tion, noun
- un·der·con·sump·tion, noun
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How to use consumption in a sentence
This will put a lid on overall consumption recovery as the low-income population far outnumbers high-income ones.
Haves and Have-Nots: Pandemic Recovery Explodes China’s Wealth Gap | Daniel Malloy | August 19, 2020 | OzyChina in recent years has made concerted efforts to focus its economy less on trade, and more on goods and services for domestic consumption.
It would cost $1 trillion to move global supply chains out of China—but the long-term gains could be worth it | reymashayekhi | August 19, 2020 | FortuneA sharp increase in consumption — and a dip in savings — in China and India helped the world economy recover after 2008.
Narayan believes that China’s domestic consumption could pick up sooner than India’s, and that consumption could support global growth.
Could the Recession Revive the Savings Gene in China and India? | Pallabi Munsi | August 16, 2020 | OzyData from Apple News’ ad-supported side suggests more consumption may be responsible.
‘A shady move’: Apple News+ Safari change automatically redirecting traffic to itself infuriates publishers | Max Willens | August 12, 2020 | Digiday
A wine consumption map of the U.S. is as fallible as that wine map of Europe.
The highest per capita wine consumption in the world is in the Vatican.
But we have a long way to go before we can match the French in individual consumption.
In the video, Brown misspoke slightly on the number of turkeys killed each year for consumption.
Excessive alcohol consumption is a major public health problem in the United States.
Americans Drink Too Much, But We’re Not All Alcoholics | Gabrielle Glaser | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo-day men of science are trying to conquer the horrors of cancer and smallpox, and rabies and consumption.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe cost of erection and the consumption of coal are not above one-third of a Boulton and Watt's, to perform the same work.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickBut speaking broadly, consumption goods, present or future, are the end in sight of the industrial struggle.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockPlease remember that under socialism the scramble for wealth is limited; no man can own capital, but only consumption goods.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThat was "back in the Sixties," when his lapses were as far apart as they were unrivalled in consumption, span, and pyrotechny.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for consumption
/ (kənˈsʌmpʃən) /
the act of consuming or the state of being consumed, esp by eating, burning, etc
economics expenditure on goods and services for final personal use
the quantity consumed
pathol a condition characterized by a wasting away of the tissues of the body, esp as seen in tuberculosis of the lungs
Origin of consumption
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