ALL meanings of consumption
con·sump·tion
C c - uncountable noun consumption The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them. 3
- uncountable noun consumption The consumption of food or drink is the act of eating or drinking something, or the amount that is eaten or drunk. 3
- uncountable noun consumption Consumption is the act of buying and using things. 3
- uncountable noun consumption Consumption is the same as tuberculosis. 3
- noun consumption the act of consuming or the state of being consumed, esp by eating, burning, etc 3
- noun consumption expenditure on goods and services for final personal use 3
- noun consumption the quantity consumed 3
- noun consumption a condition characterized by a wasting away of the tissues of the body, esp as seen in tuberculosis of the lungs 3
- noun consumption a consuming or being consumed 3
- noun consumption the using up of goods or services, either by consumers or in the production of other goods 3
- noun consumption the amount consumed 3
- noun consumption a wasting away of the body 3
- noun consumption a disease causing this; esp., formerly, tuberculosis of the lungs 3
- noun consumption the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction. 1
- noun consumption the amount consumed: the high consumption of gasoline. 1
- noun consumption Economics. the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value. 1
- noun consumption Pathology. Older Use. tuberculosis of the lungs. progressive wasting of the body. 1
- noun consumption The using up of a resource. 1
- noun consumption act of consuming 1
- noun consumption usage rate 1
- noun consumption tuberculosis 1
- noun consumption The act of consuming, i.e., burning something. 0
- noun consumption The act of eating, drinking or using. 0
- noun consumption The amount consumed. 0
- noun consumption (pathology) The wasting-away of the human body through disease. 0
- noun consumption (pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis. 0