Consumption Definition

kən-sŭmpshən
noun
The act or process of consuming.
American Heritage Medicine
A consuming or being consumed.
Webster's New World
The using up of goods or services, either by consumers or in the production of other goods.
Webster's New World
An amount consumed.
American Heritage Medicine
A wasting away of the body.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Consumption

Noun

Singular:
consumption
Plural:
consumptions

Origin of Consumption

  • Middle English consumpcioun from Latin cōnsūmptiō cōnsūmptiōn- a consuming from cōnsūmptus past participle of cōnsūmere to consume consume

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French consumpcion, from Latin consumptio.

    From Wiktionary

Consumption Sentence Examples

  • There was a rising worldwide consumption of consumer goods.

  • The export trade, however, is decreasing considerably, while the home consumption is increasing.

  • He died of consumption on the 25th of September 1 777.

  • Since then special laws have hampered development, some provinces, as for instance Sardinia, being allowed to manufacture for their own consumption but not for export.

  • Natural gas is largely used in the United States, and for some time, owing to defective methods of storage, delivery and consumption, great waste occurred.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

NONION

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consumption

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CO & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With ON

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With C11 Letter Words Ending With N