consummation
consummation

consumption


Definition: Meaning of, consumption in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kənˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n /

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  1. amount used the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used [↪  consume]
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  2. food/drink formal the act of eating or drinking [↪  consume]
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  3. food/drink the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc
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  4. buying the act of buying and using products [↪  consume, consumer]
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  5. for general/public/private etc consumption intended to be heard or read only by a particular group of people
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  6. old-fashioned TUBERCULOSIS
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consumption used in phrases

  • conspicuous consumption (noun)
    1. the act of buying a lot of things, especially expensive things that are not necessary, in order to IMPRESS other people and show them how rich you are
  • consumption weed (noun)
    1. a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
  • economic consumption (noun)
    1. economics the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
  • fuel consumption rate (noun)
    1. the ratio of the number of miles travelled to the number of gallons of petrol burned
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