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English noun: consumption | |||
| 1. | consumption (act) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | ||
| Synonyms | ingestion, intake, uptake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deglutition, drink, drinking, eating, feeding, imbibing, imbibition, suck, sucking, suction, swallow | ||
| 2. | consumption (state) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | ||
| Synonyms | phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | T.B., TB, tuberculosis | ||
| 3. | consumption (process) (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | ||
| Samples | The consumption of energy has increased steadily. | ||
| Synonyms | economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conspicuous consumption | ||
| Domain category | economic science, economics, political economy | ||
| 4. | consumption (act) the act of consuming something | ||
| Synonyms | expenditure, using up | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depletion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burnup | ||
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