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consumption (noun)

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  • consumption — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, high ▪ the country with the highest fuel consumption in the world ▪ low ▪ average ▪ overall …   Collocations dictionary

  • consumption — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of consuming. 2) an amount consumed. 3) dated a wasting disease, especially tuberculosis. DERIVATIVES consumptive adjective & noun (dated ) …   English terms dictionary

  • consumption — con‧sump‧tion [kənˈsʌmpʆn] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE ECONOMICS the amount of goods, services, energy, or natural materials used in a particular period of time: • Texas is second only to California in beer consumption. • Cuban households… …   Financial and business terms

  • consumption — noun (U) 1 AMOUNT OF STH USED the amount of oil, electricity etc that is used: Fuel consumption has risen dramatically in the last few years. 2 EATING/DRINKING formal the act of eating or drinking: The consumption of alcohol was forbidden… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • consumption function — conˈsumption ˌfunction noun [singular] ECONOMICS a measure of the changes in the way that consumers spend money on goods and services when there are changes to their income * * * consumption function UK US noun [S] ► ECONOMICS a way of… …   Financial and business terms

  • consumption — I noun confectio, consumptio, decay, decomposition, decrement, depletion, desolation, destruction, devastation, diminishment, diminution, dissipation, exhaustion, expenditure, loss, ravage, ruin, ruination, squandering, usage, use, using up,… …   Law dictionary

  • consumption — noun Etymology: Middle English consumpcioun, from Latin consumption , consumptio, from consumere Date: 14th century 1. a. a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis b. tuberculosis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • consumption goods — ➔ goods * * * consumption goods UK US noun [plural] ► ECONOMICS, COMMERCE CONSUMER GOODS(Cf. ↑consumer goods) …   Financial and business terms

  • consumption — noun /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ a) The act of consuming something. The fires consumption of the forest caused ecological changes. b) The amount consumed. gross national consumption See Also: consumer …   Wiktionary

  • consumption — noun 1) food unfit for human consumption Syn: eating, drinking, ingestion 2) the consumption of fossil fuels Syn: use, using up, utilization, expending, depletion; waste, squandering, dissipation …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • consumption goods — noun plural : consumer goods * * * consumption goods, = consumer goods. (Cf. ↑consumer goods) …   Useful english dictionary

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