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Consumption

British pronunciation/kənsˈʌmpʃən/
American pronunciation/kənˈsəmpʃən/, /kənˈsəmʃən/
Consumption
[NOUN]
1

the action or process of using a resource such as energy or food

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2

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

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3

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

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4

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

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Examples
1I have decided to cut down on my consumption of dairy products due to lactose intolerance.
2So consumption drops.
3What is consumption?
4It lubricates consumption.
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