consumption

Consumption describes buying and using something or how much of something has been used up. (noun)

An example of consumption is when many members of the population go shopping.
An example of consumption is eating a snack and some cookies.
An example of consumption is when a person consumes 2 bushels vegetables per day.

See consumption in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a consuming or being consumed
2. Econ. the using up of goods or services, either by consumers or in the production of other goods
3. the amount consumed
1. a wasting away of the body
2. a disease causing this; esp., formerly, tuberculosis of the lungs

See consumption in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(kən-sŭmpˈshən)

noun

a. The act or process of consuming.
b. The state of being consumed.
c. An amount consumed.
Economics The using up of goods and services by consumer purchasing or in the production of other goods.
Pathology
a. A progressive wasting of body tissue.
b. Pulmonary tuberculosis. No longer in scientific use.

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