consumption pattern

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• consumption — /keuhn sump sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction. 2. the amount consumed: the high consumption of gasoline. 3. Econ. the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value. 4. Pathol. a. Older Use.… …   Universalium

• pattern — A technical chart formation used to make market predictions by following the price movements of securities. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. pattern pat‧tern 1 [ˈpætn ǁ ˈpætərn] noun [countable] 1. the regular way in which something… …   Financial and business terms

• pattern — noun 1 arrangement of lines, shapes, sounds, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ intricate ▪ abstract, geometric ▪ camouflage, floral, striped, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• alcohol consumption — Introduction  the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… …   Universalium

• Over-consumption — Energy consumption per capita per country in 2001 …   Wikipedia

• Western pattern diet — Fast food is a typical example of food consumed in a Western pattern diet. The Western pattern diet, also called Western dietary pattern or the meat sweet diet, is a dietary habit chosen by many people in developed countries, and increasingly in… …   Wikipedia

• taxation — taxational, adj. /tak say sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of taxing. 2. the fact of being taxed. 3. a tax imposed. 4. the revenue raised by taxes. [1250 1300; < ML taxation (s. of taxatio) an appraising (see TAX, ATION); r. ME taxacioun < AF < ML, as… …   Universalium

• Long-term effects of alcohol — Disability adjusted life year for alcohol use disorders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 …   Wikipedia

• Surplus product — Part of a series on Marxism …   Wikipedia

• Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… …   Wikipedia

• Rebound effect (conservation) — The term rebound effect is used in conservation, energy economics and green marketing. It refers to the behavioral or other systemic responses to the introduction of new technologies, or other measures taken to reduce resource use. These… …   Wikipedia