Consumption
nounkən'səmpʃən
Noun
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
“the consumption of energy has increased steadily”
Type of:Demandthe process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
the act of consuming something
Similar:ExpenditureType of:Depletioninvolving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
Similar:PhthisisType of:TuberculosisT.b.Tb
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Similar Words
- Usance
- Use
- Ingestion
- Intake
- Uptake
- Expenditure
- Phthisis
- Consume