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

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