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consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃən/  

  • noun
    [noncount] the act of eating or drinking something
    alcohol/milk/chocolate consumption = the consumption of alcohol/milk/chocolate
    Farms in the area grow food mostly for local consumption. [=they sell most of the food they grow to people who live nearby]
    This food is not fit for human consumption. [=not fit to be eaten by people]
    The doctor recommended that she reduce her consumption of sugar. [=that she eat less sugar]
    the use of something (such as fuel)
    electricity/gas consumption = the consumption of electricity/gas
    The jet's high fuel consumption makes it expensive to operate.
    use by a particular group of people
    the act of buying things
    Rates of consumption typically rise as income increases. - see also conspicuous consumption
    old-fashioned :tuberculosis
    He died of consumption.