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Consumption
kənˈsʌm(p)ʃn
Consumption definitions
noun
consumption
- the action of using up a resource
"industrialized countries should reduce their energy consumption"
- the action of eating or drinking something
"liquor is sold for consumption off the premises"
- an amount of something which is used up or ingested
"a daily consumption of 15 cigarettes"
- the purchase of goods and services by the public
"industry faced a serious challenge in trying to stimulate consumption"
- the reception of information or entertainment by a mass audience
"his confidential speech was not meant for public consumption"
- a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis
"his mother had died of consumption"